#  Alfred de Sauty 

 



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Alfred de Sauty (1870-1949) was a bookbinder who produced tooled bindings of exceptional delicacy. De Sauty was active in London from approximately 1898 to 1923 and in Chicago from 1923 to 1935. His finest work is thought to be have been accomplished between 1905 and 1914. Many aspects of his life are poorly documented. For instance, scholars are unsure whether, when in London, de Sauty worked independently, for the firm of Riviere & Sons, or both. While in London, he may also have been a designer for the Hampstead Bindery and a teacher at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. When he lived in Chicago, de Sauty worked for the hand bindery of R. R. Donnelley & Sons. He signed his work at the foot of the front doublure, if present, and at the center of the bottom turn-in of the front upper board, if not. Works he produced in London are signed "de S" or "De Sauty." Works he produced in Chicago are signed with his employer's name, "R. R. Donnelly."



 

##  Additional Resources 

- [The Center for Bookarts](http://www.centerforbookarts.org/history/h_archives.html).
- Columbia University Libraries [Judging a Book by Its Cover](https://exhibitions.cul.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/bindings#more).
- Michigan State University Libraries [How to Judge a Book by Its Cover](http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/bindings/).



 

Web Exhibit Created 2011.

Authored by Sarah Burke (Pietro Crescenzi), Elise Ramsey (Ames) and Tessa Updike (Book Covers). They would like to thank the librarians of the Botany Libraries for their generous assistance throughout the project.