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Deborah Evetts

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Deborah Evetts is a fine bookbinder and book conservator.

Evetts was born and trained in England.[1] She attended the Brighton College of Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts. She relocated to the United States in 1967, and became an American citizen in 1973.[1]

She taught bookbinding classes for several years at St. Crispins’ Bindery in New York before becoming a book conservator at the Morgan Library in 1969, a position which she held for several decades.[1] She is now an independent conservation consultant.[2]

She is a member of the Guild of Book Workers, a fellow with the UK-based Designer Bookbinders group, and was a member of the Hroswitha Club before its dissolution.[1][3][4] She has shown fine bindings in exhibitions throughout her career. Much of her work features colorful leather bindings with gilt lettering.

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  1. ^ a b c d "Deborah Evetts". You Can Judge a Book by its Cover: 33 Miniature Designer Bindings. Washington University Libraries Special Collections and Scholarly Publishing. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Deborah Evetts - Bio". Deborah Evetts Book Conservation, LLC. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Deborah Evetts Collection of Material Relating to Hroswitha Club, 1944-1994". The Grolier Club. Grolier Club. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Deborah Evetts". Fellows. Designer Bookbinders. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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