Mayflies of the driftless region : a demonstration of embroidered leather techniques for fine bindings / Hannah Brown (pp 5-18) -- Case studies in conservation : making ethical decisions on the treatment of archival volumes / Richard Nichols (pp 19-27) -- A royal restoration : rebinding Audubon's Bird's of America / Philippa Rader (pp 29-42) -- Binding partnerships : an interview with Stuart and Louise Brockman / Anne Roberts (pp 43-53) -- The Cuir-Cisele binding : a late medieval technique, not for the faint-hearted / Tony Russ (pp 55-58) -- Fans. lace, and tulips : desirable objects of the 16th to the 18th century as stimuli for gold designs on bookbindings / Ian Andrews (pp 59-68) -- The Saint John's bible : the job of a calligrapher / Sue Hufton (pp 69-77)