Choices of Cover Colors and Materials

Non-Leather Options

Buckram (Roxite F)
Imitation Leather
C Cloth
10pt Coated Papers

Leather Options

Cowhides
- Morocco & Skiver
- Antique
- Glazes
Other Leathers
- Kidskins
- Pigskins
- Bonded leathers

Non-Leather Options

Buckram (Roxite F)

Buckram is a poly-cotton book cloth material that’s very durable. It has a heavy grain to it with a washable surface. Buckram is the most common material used by professional libraries and is sometimes referred to as F-Grade or Roxite. Many other Binderies have switched to using a paper product called “Summit” due to it’s lower cost. Grimm Bindery continues to use Genuine Buckram for it’s bindings due to it’s proven longevity and durability.

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COLOR CODE	SWATCHES	COLOR
6602		Bright Red
6605		Ruby Red
6608		Maroon
6631		Lime Green
6635		Green
6663		Tan
6667		Brown
6657		Royal Blue
6648		Navy Blue
6624-2		Mustard Yellow
6617		Orange
6651		Purple
6693D		Dark Gray
6675		Black

Imitation Leather

Imitation Leather is a cloth with different leather grains. It’s slightly thinner than Buckram, but still durable and washable. The Fabs are levant grain (wrinkly looking) while the Imitations are a finer pebble grain (black) or skiver grain (red, white and brown).

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COLOR CODE	SWATCHES	COLOR
GRFB		Green Fab
BUFB		Navy Blue Fab
RDFB		Maroon Fab
BKFB		Black Fab
BRIL		Brown Imitation Leather
BIL		Black Imitation Leather
RIL		Red Imitation Leather
WIL		White Imitation Leather

C Cloth

C Cloth is a lighter weight book cloth with the look of linen. There are two finishes; Vellum which is a solid matte color and Linen where the grain slightly shows through the color in a light beige with a very slight finish (not matte, not gloss).

COLOR CODE	SWATCHES	COLOR
G505		Red Vellum
G508		Maroon Vellum
G539		Green Vellum
G548		Navy Blue Vellum
G575		Black Vellum

10pt Coated Papers

10pt coated papers are a great choice for limited editions and personal copies. Not recommended for heavy use or library copies, but wears well for individual bindings and comes in some beautiful colors, shades & textures. Note that the Antiques are a shaded material with black or darker shades of the color throughout, shades shown are the overall color:

On larger orders (100+), a world of colors is also available for special order, call for more information.

COLOR CODE	SWATCHES	COLOR
B975		Black Oasis
B906		Burgundy Kid
B901		Gray Antique
B944		Medium Blue Safari
B964		Light Brown Safari
B935		Green Antique
B907		Wine Antique
B967		Brown Antique
BULB		Blue Label
RDLB		Red Label
BKLB		Black Label
LE4		Mango Levant
LE15		Tiki Hut

Leather Options

Cowhides – NOTE: This line is going away due to supply chain issues – it will be replaced with a new veg tanned goat line.

Durable genuine leather traditionally used for bookbinding. We stock a variety of colors and finishes as listed below:

Morocco & Skiver

Morocco
Morocco – A somewhat rough texture made from repeating & various small pinhead sized bumps . Stamps basic type well. High detail logos may be difficult on the texture.

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Skiver – A medium texture somewhere in between the Morocco & Antiques. Accepts all hot foil stamping well, including some high detail. Grain looks somewhat like horizontal waves.

SWATCHES	COLOR
	Black Morocco
	Brown Morocco
	Black Skiver
	Red Skiver

Antique

Antique
Antique – A fine texture sometimes referred to as “haircell.” Accepts all hot foil stamping well, including high detail. The blue & wine have darker shading throughout to give the “antiqued” look. The Ginger shows only light shading.

SWATCHES	COLOR
	WINE ANTIQUE – Maroon with a hint of Brown
	GINGER ANTIQUE – Rust or Toffee colored
	BLUE ANTIQUE
	BLACK ANTIQUE

Glazes

Glazes
Glazes: A thick, full grain aniline drum-dried leather that is soft and luxurious. It’s traditionally used for upholstery due to it’s thickness & durability but we’ve found it makes an excellect covering for books. Very earthy & rustic leather that looks and feels wonderful! There is an additional charge of $30.00 over the standard leathers. The colors are as follows:

SWATCHES	COLOR
	Obsidian (Black)
	Chocolate
	Saddle
	Wine
	Navy
	Stormy Sky (Gray)

Other Leathers

Other binding leathers including pig skin, goat skin, and manufactured leather.

Kidskin (Goat)

Kidskinsamples

Kidskin – A smoother, fine texture sometimes referred to as “haircell.” Accepts all hot foil stamping well, including high detail.

SWATCHES	COLOR
	Black
	Pecan
	Navy
	Red
	Green

Pigskins

Pigskins: Durable leather that’s just slightly thinner than cowhide. Accepts hot foil stamping well, including high detail:

SWATCHES	COLOR
	Black
	Brown
	Tan
	Navy
	Green
	Red

Bonded Leathers

Made by grinding up actual leather with some additives & then pressing out in different colors & textures. Has the look, feel and smell of actual skins but isn’t as strong. However, is less expensive than other leathers & has a uniform look (no scars or flaws). Usually ordered for an edition of 50 or more, but we often have a color or two left over for individual bindings. Currently have black, green, cranberry, navy and dark grey in stock.