Aesthetically, my handbound copy of Persuasion is a mess (glue gets everywhere and navy blue shows every speck of dust), but functionally, it's by far the best bind I've ever done.
The sewn-board binding allows the spine to break away, so the book can lay flat.
The text (set by @canon-in-too-deep) is wonderfully readable. The pages are bound with a French-link stitch in navy blue. So far, it's sturdy and aesthetically pleasing.
The front endpapers got warped (I glued in the wrong-sized cover board, and was so ticked off that I just slapped together some sloppy adjustments rather than measuring anything) but the back cover worked out nicely.
So, now it's time for me to properly dive in to my Persuasion reread!
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