July 2013 |
Framed First Editions

Charlie Jones of The Jones Brothers said the first set is just reaching completion. The booksellers were commissioned by a client who wanted a complete Ian Fleming collection in frames. "We tend to work on commissions rather than hold too much stock," Jones told me by email. "[We] will source a book and frame it for someone. This is because both the book and the framing style can be very personal choices." He added that they are also working on a framed open music book in a large gilt frame.
Pictured here is a first edition of Fleming's Goldfinger set on black boards with a chrome frame. It goes for £3,500 ($5,295).
Image courtesy of The Jones Brothers.