BOOK SLEEVES

Here are a set of book sleeves I was asked to make that could protect old books from the ravages of sunlight. Made
of 2 to 3 oz. tooling leather, dyed black and hand-sewn with black thread, they are held shut by a simple leather
band that the tongue tucks under. This solution was chosen over a snap closure in order to protect the books,
which would otherwise scrape against the metal of the snap. Overall dimensions are 7-1/2" by 5-1/2" by 1-1/2"