Fine Bindings on a Sunday Morning...

There was a nice segment on fine bindings on CBS Sunday Morning this morn. The story ranged from some modern fine/art binders, to the Morgan to a gentleman who gave his daughter $20K in finely bound classics for her HS graduation. The publicity blurb is as follows:

BOOKBINDING: In a remote corner of western New Jersey, Jamie Kamph puts her own touch on the ancient art of bookbinding. Gold leaf and intricate leather detailing help to elevate the art. Kamph’s interpretation of Huckleberry Finn won the nation’s most prestigious bookbinding prize. And the trend is catching on with people of all ages. J. Dinsmore Adams helped underwrite $20,000 worth of hand-bound books for his daughter’s high school graduation. We’ll also take you to New York City’s Morgan Library where one of the most extraordinary collections of fine bindings anywhere is housed. It was created by industrialist J. Pierpont Morgan who often bought entire collections of books just because of the beautiful hand-tooled bindings. And finally, you’ll meet Herb Weitz who designs the bindings for Oprah’s Magazine and the scripts for directors like Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese. He thinks everyone should splurge on a fine binding once in a lifetime. He’s now marketing to an entirely new crowd. Rita Braver reports on a new chapter in the fine art of hand bookbinding.

If/when it is available on youtube or the like, I'll post it.