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Archival Heirloom
Cotton rag, pigment inks, leather and a slipcase. Made by enquiry.
Everything in this tier is chosen against one test: will it still look like this when someone who has not been born yet opens it? Cotton rag paper has no acid to yellow and no optical brighteners to burn off. Pigment inks sit on the surface as ground mineral rather than soaking in as dye. It is made by enquiry: tell us about the book and we will quote the materials and the price.
Digital press, 300 dpi. Printed on a digital press by our production partner, with photos placed at 300 dpi. Compare the three processes
By enquiry for now. None of our production partners makes this edition as described in our sizes yet, so we do not sell it from a button. Tell us about the book and we will tell you honestly what we can make and what it costs.
What you get
Built like this
- 100% cotton rag, acid-free and lignin-free
- Pigment inks, not dye
- Full-grain leather case, foil-stamped, in a matching slipcase
- Hand-inspected spread by spread before it ships
Specifications
| Printing | Digital press, 300 dpi |
|---|---|
| Binding | Lay-flat (mounted spreads) |
| Cover | Full-grain leather with foil, in a slipcase |
| Paper | 100% cotton rag, specification by enquiry |
| Lay-flat | Yes: mounted spreads, opens at 180° |
| Dust jacket | None |
| Archival | Acid-free stock and pigment inks, specification by enquiry |
| Page range | 20 to 100, in twos |
| Best for | Heirloom albums, fine-art editions, once-in-a-lifetime books |
Inside it
Spreads that open completely flat
Each spread is printed as one sheet and hinged to its neighbours, so an image can cross the middle without being bent into the spine.
Every size
Archival Heirloom in every trim size
Shown at this edition's fewest pages. Each extra page adds a flat amount, scaled by the size.
6 × 6 Mini
6 × 6 in
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8 × 8 Square
8 × 8 in
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8.5 × 8.5 Square
8.5 × 8.5 in
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8.5 × 11 Portrait
8.5 × 11 in
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A4 Portrait
8.27 × 11.69 in
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11 × 8.5 Landscape
11 × 8.5 in
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A4 Landscape
11.69 × 8.27 in
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10 × 10 Square
10 × 10 in
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12 × 12 Square
12 × 12 in
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13 × 10 Panorama
13 × 10 in
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Extra pages: $4.50 per page at 8 × 8, scaled by the size factor. Nothing else is added.
Price it now
Your exact price, before anything else
Your price
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No account needed until you order.
Also consider
The other editions
Softcover
Real press printing at the price of a photo order.
Classic Hardcover
The book most people mean when they say "photo book".
Linen Hardcover
Woven linen and foil, for the book you do not want to look printed.
Lay-Flat Premium
Mounted spreads with no gutter. A photo can cross the middle.
Photographic Lay-Flat
Real photographic paper, developed in chemistry. No ink, no dots.
Giclée Atelier
Twelve pigment inks at 1200 dpi on Hahnemühle rag, hand-bound in a clamshell.
Make the book this year, not next year
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