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TBCL The Book Collector's Library - CASES - Winter 2010

100 Odd Collector's Clamshell Cases

TBCL's Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcases are HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team. Every box is gilt-stamped & often features a blind embossed 'SCULPTED' design on the side inspired by the book's thematics or DJ graphics. The cases are finished in a selection fine cloths, custom marbled papers or Nuba® or any creative combination. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. Traditional leathers are also utilized of course. Custom Craft available. Order Directly Through Pay Pal - Prices From US $155. Cases in stock ship within 48hrs Canada Post or USPS Priority. As these are individually hand-made, there can be shortages at times. In such cases, we ship within 10 days. Other payment options available. Feel free to inquire.

I Robot & Foundation


Custom Crafted Asimov / I ROBOT Clamshell Case in deep red calf with a gilt stamped bright red title piece. 'Sculpted' Robot Design on the side. $375 - [Available in cloth as well $165 Please Inquire].	Asimov / THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY Clamshell Case [for 3 Vols.] in black cloth with gilt lettered maroon leather title piece. 'sculpted; Nebula design on the side. $175

Naked Lunch / Breakfast At Tiffany's / Do Androids....


Custom Crafted Burroughs / NAKED LUNCH Clamshell Case in yellow cloth & black Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155	Custom Crafted Capote / BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S Clamshell Case in burnt orange Nuba® & brown cloth with Tiffany 'sculpted design on the side. $155	Custom Crafted Calvino / CASTLE Clamshell Case in black & dark grey Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155	Custom Crafted Dick / DO ANDROIDS DREAM Clamshell Case in black & yellow Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

4 by Raymond Chandler

Custom Crafted BIG SLEEP Clamshell Case in deep blue & red Nuba®, gilt stamped spine 'Sculpted' Title on the side. $165

Custom Crafted FAREWELL Clamshell Case in black cloth & medium grey Nuba®, gilt stamped spine title piece, 'Sculpted' title on the side. $165

Custom Crafted HIGH WINDOW Clamshell Case in black cloth & Goldenrod cloth, gilt stamped spine title piece, 'Sculpted' design on the side. $165

Custom Crafted LADY AND THE LAKE Clamshell Case in black cloth & Plum cloth, gilt stamped spine title piece, 'Sculpted' design on the side. $165

2001 / Three by Faulkner +

Custom Crafted Clarke 2001 A Space Odyssey Clamshell Case in gilt stamped black Nuba® with blue cloth interior. $155

Custom Crafted SOUND AND THE FURY Clamshell Case in black cloth & red cloth, gilt stamped spine title piece, 'Sculpted' 'torment' design on the side. $165

Custom Crafted SOLDIERS' PAY Clamshell Case in wine cloth & red cloth black Nuba® gilt stamped spine title piece, 'Sculpted' arch design on the side. $165

Custom Crafted black cloth & burnt orange cloth for this lovely Clamshell Case for THE TOWN. Tree design embossed on the side. $155

Faulkner Leather Light / 3 by Fitzgerald

Custom Crafted Fitzgerald ALL THE SAD YOUNG MEN Clamshell Case in kaki cloth & dark grey Nuba® gilt stamped spine title piece, 'Sculpted' arch design on the side. $165

Custom Crafted Fitzgerald GATSBY Clamshell Case in black & dark grey Nuba® gilt stamped spine, 'Sculpted' 'Daisy' design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Fitzgerald TAPS Clamshell Case in black cloth & red Nuba® gilt stamped spine title piece, 'Sculpted' 'figures' design on the side. $155

Fitzgerald Leather Gatsby / plus 3 by Fitzgerald

Custom Crafted Fitzgerald THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED Clamshell Case in fine black cloth & orange Nuba® gilt stamped spine title piece, 'Sculpted' 'couple' design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Fitzgerald TENDER IS THE NIGHT Clamshell Case in black & forest green Nuba® gilt stamped spine, 'Sculpted' 'sea-side' design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Fitzgerald VEGETABLE Clamshell Case in black cloth & red Nuba® gilt stamped spine title piece, 'Sculpted' 'figures' design on the side. $155

Frazier's Cold Mountain / Elison / Fleming / Hammett

Custom Crafted Cold Mountain

Very elegant gilt stamped triple layered 'sculpted' Clamshell Case in two shades of grey Nuba®. An exceptional example. $165

Custom Crafted Ellison / INVISIBLE MAN Clamshell Case in dark brown & dark grey Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Fleming / CASINO ROYALE Clamshell Case in grey & red Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Hammett / MALTESE FALCON Clamshell Case in yellow cloth & black Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Hammett / THIN MAN clamshell Case in red & black Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Catch 22 / Ink Truck / Hemingway Selection

Custom Crafted Heller / CATCH-22 clamshell Case in deep blue & red Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Kennedy / INK TRUCK clamshell in yellow cloth & black Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Very Refined Hemingway / GREEN HILLS OF AFRICA Modern Custom Crafted Leather Clamshell Case elaborately decorated with 'Sculpted antelope' decor on the side. $650

Custom Crafted Hemingway / DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON Modern Clamshell Case in black cloth & red Nuba® with Matador & Bull 'Sculpted' on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Hemingway / GREEN HILLS OF AFRICA Modern Clamshell Case in black cloth & forest green Nuba® with antelope head design 'Sculpted' on the side. $155

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TBCL Hemingway Cases are available in Cloth, Nuba & Leather.
Standard Case Titles include: TOMATS, FWTBT, FTA, DITA & SUN, Recent additions include lovely cases for:
Across The River, Green Hills, Winner & TO HAVE. Other Custom Cases can be made to order.

Classic TBCL Hemingway Selection

Custom Crafted Hemingway TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT Clamshell Case in brown Nuba® & gold cloth with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Hemingway THE FIFTH COLUMN Clamshell Case in red & black Nuba® with 'sculpted cover design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Hemingway WINNER TAKE NOTHING Clamshell Case in black cloth & red Nuba® with 'sculpted cover design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Hemingway / A FAREWELL TO ARMS Modern Clamshell Case in black & dark grey Nuba® with lovely graphic design 'Sculpted' on the side. $155

Classic TBCL Hemingway Selection / Kerouac's ROAD

Custom Crafted Hemingway / FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS Modern Clamshell Case in black & dark grey Nuba® stamped red or gold with lovely graphic design 'Sculpted' on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Hemingway THE SUN ALSO RISES Clamshell Case in black & medium grey Nuba® with 'sculpted' cover design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Hemingway THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA Clamshell Case in sky/sea blue medium cloth with 'sculpted elegant cover design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Kerouac / ON THE ROAD Clamshell Case in black& red Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Classic TBCL DUNE / Cuckoo / Night Shift & Carrie

Herbert's DUNE for the 1st - Elegant Clamshell Collector's Case. 'Sculpted' upper cover sympathetic to the book's DJ alien landscape cover design. Finished exterior in blue cloth, gilt-stamped dark blue leather title-piece, hand made 'alien swirl' blue marbled cover stock edges & interior. $165



Herbert's DUNE for the 1st - Elegant Clamshell Collector's Case. 'Sculpted' upper cover sympathetic to the book's DJ alien landscape cover design. Finished exterior in gilt stamped dark blue morocco over hand made 'alien swirl' blue marbled cover stock. Marbled interior. A very handsome modern case. $275



Custom Crafted Kesey / CUCKOO Clamshell Case in dark green & brown cloth with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted King / NIGHT SHIFT Clamshell Case in deep red & black Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted King / CARRIE Clamshell Case in black & red Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $165

Classic EINSTEIN & Joyce / ULYSSES UK & US Firsts

Various Einstein Cases Available from $155 in Fine Cloth & Nuba as called for. Inquire



Joyce ULYSSES 1922 for 1st -
Gilt stamped black Leather & blue cloth with 'Sculpted ULYSSES type' Cover $275



Joyce ULYSSES 1934 for 1st US -
Gilt stamped ivory Nuba® with ' Sculpted ULYSSES type' Cover $165



Notes On The State Of Virginia / MOCKINGBIRD / SCARLATTI / SALESMAN

Jefferson NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, London: 1787. Simple but elegant Custom Clamshell in brown Nuba® & brown cloth with embossed covers $155



Very Refined Lee / MOCKINGBIRD Modern Custom Crafted brown calf Clamshell Case elaborately decorated with 'sculpted decor on the side. $750

Custom Crafted Lee / MOCKINGBIRD Clamshell Case in brown & green Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Ludlum / THE SCARLATTI INHERITANCE Clamshell Case in red cloth & black Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $165

Classic TBCL / SALESMAN / NAKED / NATURAL / GWTW / LOLITA

Custom crafted Miller / SALESMAN Modern Clamshell Case in dark green & black Nuba® with 'sculpted decor on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Mailer / NAKED & DEAD Clamshell Case in Black & red Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Malamud / NATURAL Clamshell Case in dark green & dark grey Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Mitchell / GONE WITH THE WIND Clamshell Case in brown & black Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Nabokov / LOLITA Clamshell Case in green cloth with 'sculpted pattern design on the side. $155

Superb Paolini / ERAGON modern Clamshell silver Case with embossed black leather 'eye' sculpted on the side. $250

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Christopher Paolini & TBCL's ERAGON Clamshell

Christopher Paolini enjoying our Limited Edition Custom Eragon Clamshell at Politics & Prose, Sept. 24th, 2008. Photos Courtesy & Copyright Marjorie Thor Straton, who bought two copies including the last one & was kind enough to share these photos. With special thanks to Christopher for permission to publish.

Classic TBCL ULYSSES / MOCKINGBIRD / SALESMAN TBCL Salinger - Le Petit Prince / The Little Prince

Custom Crafted Pynchon / GRAVITY'S RAINBOW Clamshell Case in burnt orange cloth & blue Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Pynchon / V Clamshell Case in black & dark blue Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155

Custom Crafted Pynchon / CRYING OF LOT 49 Clamshell Case in dark blue or medium blue & dark grey Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155



LE PETIT PRINCE Full blue & orange Nuba® Clamshell Case with 'sculpted design on the side. $175



THE LITTLE PRINCE Full blue & orange Nuba® Clamshell Case with 'sculpted design on the side. $175

Classic TBCL Ayn Rand Collection

Custom Crafted Rand / ATLAS SHRUGGED Slipcase [No Book] with 'sculpted' design after the dustwrapper's famous design on the side. $75



Custom Crafted Rand / ATLAS SHRUGGED Full Clamshell Case in fine dark green & red cloth with 'sculpted' design on the side. $155

Very Refined Rand / ATLAS SHRUGGED Modern Custom Crafted Leather Clamshell Case elaborately decorated with 'sculpted' decor on the side. $750

Custom Crafted Rand / FOUNTAINHEAD Full Nuba^® Clamshell Case in dark brown Nuba & Orange cloth with 'sculpted' design on the side. $155

Very Refined Rand / FOUNTAINHEAD Modern Custom Crafted Leather Clamshell Case with 'sculpted' decor on the side. $750



Classic TBCL Salinger Collection

Custom Crafted Salinger / Catcher - Fine Red & Black Nuba®
TBCL 'sculpted' cover. $155

Very Refined Custom Crafted Salinger / Catcher - Fine Gilt Decorated, Morocco, plush interior, TBCL 'sculpted' cover. $750

Custom Crafted Salinger / RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAMS - Fine Dark Goldenrod Cloth & Black Nuba®, Gilt stamped Black Title Piece, TBCL 'sculpted' cover. $155



Custom Crafted Salinger / NINE STORIES - Fine Deep Blue cloth & Black Cloth, Gilt stamped Red Title Piece, TBCL 'sculpted' linear cover. $155



Custom Crafted Salinger / FRANNY AND ZOOEY - Fine Medium & Dark Green Nuba®
TBCL 'sculpted' cover. $155



TBCL Custom Cases are available in Cloth, Nuba^® & Leather.
Please inquire. Other Custom Cases can be made to order.

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TBCL Steinbeck Cases are available in Cloth, Nuba or a combination of both.
In addition to the titles displayed, cases are available for EAST OF EDEN, LOG FROM THE SEA OF CORTEZ & THE RED PONY & THE PASTURES OF HEAVEN. [Please Inquire] Other Custom Cases can be made to order.

Classic TBCL Steinbeck Collection

JUST RELEASED TWO NEW STEINBECK CUP OF GOLD CASES FOR THE 1928 FIRST & 1936 SECOND

MORE STEINBECK TITLES TO FOLLOW

Custom Crafted Steinbeck CUP OF GOLD 1928 True First Clamshell Case in medium kaki brown cloth & black Nuba® gilt stamped spine title piece with 'sculpted Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer' cover design on the side. $165



Custom Crafted Steinbeck CUP OF GOLD 1936 True First Clamshell Case in a fine dark blue cloth & black Nuba® gilt stamped spine title piece with 'sculpted Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer' cover design on the side. $165



Classic TBCL Steinbeck Collection

Custom Crafted Steinbeck TORTILLA FLAT Clamshell Case in medium grey & dark grey Nuba® gilt stamped spine with 'sculpted' cover design on the side. $165



Custom Crafted Steinbeck THE MOON IS DOWN Clamshell Case in medium grey & dark grey Nuba® gilt stamped spine with 'sculpted' cover design on the side. $155



Custom Crafted Steinbeck GRAPES OF WRATH Clamshell Case in medium brown & sky blue Nuba® gilt stamped spine with 'sculpted' cover design on the side. $155



Custom Crafted Steinbeck MICE AND MEN Modern Clamshell Case in medium grey & sky blue Nuba® with cover graphic design 'Sculpted' on the side. $155



Classic TBCL Steinbeck Collection

Custom Crafted Steinbeck CANNERY ROW Clamshell Case in black Nuba® & goldenrod cloth, gilt stamped spine with 'sculpted cannery' cover design on the side. $155



Custom Crafted Steinbeck CANNERY ROW Clamshell Case in medium blue cloth gilt stamped spine with 'sculpted cannery' cover design on the side. $155



Custom Crafted Steinbeck TO A GOD UNKNOWN Clamshell Case in deep green & medium green Nuba® gilt stamped spine with 'sculpted' cover design on the side. $165



Custom Crafted Steinbeck IN DUBIOUS BATTLE Clamshell Case in medium yellow & grey Nuba® gilt stamped spine with 'sculpted' cover design on the side. $165



Classic TBCL Steinbeck / YEARLING / DUNCES

Custom Crafted Steinbeck PASTURES OF HEAVEN Clamshell Case in black & burgundy Nuba®, gilt stamped spine title piece with 'sculpted' cover design on the side. $155



Custom Crafted Steinbeck A RUSSIAN JOURNAL Clamshell Case in black & dark grey Nuba® gilt stamped spine with 'sculpted' cover design on the side. $165



Custom Crafted Rawlings / YEARLING Clamshell Case in yellow cloth & black Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $145



Custom Crafted Toole / CONFEDERACY Clamshell Case in black & dark grey Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155



Classic TBCL Mark Twain Collection

Very Refined Twain / HUCKLEBERRY FINN Modern Custom Crafted Leather Clamshell Case elaborately decorated with 'sculpted' decor on the side. $550



Custom Crafted Twain / HUCKLEBERRY FINN Clamshell Case in yellow cloth & black Nuba® with 'sculpted' design on the side. $175



Custom Crafted Twain / MISSISSIPPI Clamshell Case in Black & Brown Nuba with 'sculpted' design on the side. $175



Custom Crafted Twain / TOM SAWYER Clamshell Case in dark blue cloth & black Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $175



Custom Crafted Twain / PRINCE AND PAUPER Clamshell Case in dark grey & medium grey Nuba® with 'sculpted' design on the side. $165



TBCL Custom Cases Tolkien / Williams / Wolfe

Custom Crafted Vonnegut / SIRENS OF TITANS Clamshell Case in plum & dark grey Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155



Custom Crafted Vonnegut / SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE Clamshell Case in rich black & medium blue Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155



Custom Crafted Thompson / FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS gilt stamped Clamshell Case in black & red Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155



Custom Crafted Thompson / HELL'S ANGELS gilt stamped Clamshell Case in red/orange & black Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155



TBCL Custom Cases Robert Penn Warren / Tolkien LORD OF THE RINGS

Custom Crafted Clamshell Case for Warren's / ALL THE KING'S MEN. Black cloth over custom hand-made marbled paper stock sympathetic to the book's Red & Black DJ graphics. Gilt stamped burgundy title piece. $165



Tolkien, J. R.R. LORD OF THE RINGS - Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1954, 1955, & 1956. First Edition Three Volume Custom Clamshell Case. Midnight Blue fine leather & dark blue cloth interior, gilt stamped titles to the spine with an embossed 'sculpted' three layer tangled forest design on the side in the tradition of the set's illustrated dustwrapper. A very handsome case. And just in case, only the case. Books are definitely not included. $375



TBCL Custom Cases Tolkien / Williams / Wolfe

Custom Crafted Tolkien / THE TWO TOWERS Clamshell Case FOR A SIGNED REPRINT. Grey Nuba® with 'sculpted eye design on the side. $155



Custom Crafted Waugh / DECLINE AND FALL Modern Clamshell Case in fine black cloth & marbled papers sympathetic to the book's binding. Gilt stamped burgundy title piece. $155



Very elegant Williams / STREETCAR Modern Custom Crafted Clamshell Case in rose cloth & dark grey Nuba® decorated with 'sculpted decor on the side. $155



Custom Crafted Wolfe / LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL Clamshell Case in mauve & black Nuba® with 'sculpted design on the side. $155