<DIV><DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Published to celebrate the winning entries in the prestigious 2009 Designer Bookbinders International Bookbinding Competition held at the Bodleian Library, <I>Bound for Success </I>presents nearly four hundred of the most skillful and creative examples of contemporary bookbinding across the world.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">     </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Designer Bookbinders is one of the foremost international bookbinding societies, and this competition catalog features a remarkable range of styles, materials, and approaches to an ancient technique, attracting top binders from around the world. Beautifully designed, <I>Bound for Success</I> is as stunning a book as the bindings it displays. This showcase of the best in modern bookbinding is likely to become a collector's item among aficionados of bookbinding--as well as a handsome addition to any personal library.</p><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P></DIV><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Exhibition Dates:</P><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">12 June - 1 August 2009                    Bodleian Library, Oxford</P><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">18 September - 13 December 2009   Boston Public Library</P><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">12 February - 6 March 2010              Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco</P><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">19 May - 31 July 2010                       The Grolier Club of New York</P></DIV></DIV>