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From vintage classics to new notebooks, the former fashion-buyer Emma Williams transforme­d her hobby of bookbindin­g into a successful small business, stocking vintage editions that she has re-covered in charming fabrics. ‘I try to make a cover that reflects the essence of the book inside,’ she says. Sourcing the tomes anywhere from fleamarket­s to publishing fairs, Williams then creates her jacket designs in her Buckingham­shire workroom. ‘I love the idea of my creations being kept in families for generation­s and the cycle of parents reading the same book to their children being repeated down the years,’ she says. ‘By giving an old hardback a bit of TLC, I hope it has a new lease of life.’ mh www.etsy.com/shop/forgetmeno­tbookshop

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right, from top: the drawing room, balmoral by james roberts (1857). queen victoria’s practice sheet. prince albert’s closing address at the great exhibition, 15 october 1851 by joseph nash

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