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Sydney Rare Book Week: Behind the Bindery: A Tour of Owl & Lion - 20th October 2026

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TIme: 10am - 11am
Price: Free

(Tickets can only be booked individually, by the actual person attending. Multiple person booking will not be accepted. The person attending must match the booking details). This is for health and safety purposes in having guess on our working premises.

Step inside Owl & Lion Bindery and enter a world of leather, paper, gold and quiet craftsmanship. Florentine-trained bookbinder and specialist gold finisher Isabelle McGowan will welcome you behind the scenes, revealing the tools, materials and time-honoured techniques used to create, repair and restore beautiful books.

See examples of fine bindings, explore the art of gold finishing and learn more about the delicate craftsmanship behind the books we treasure.

Find out more about the Sydney School of Bookbinding and see examples of what we teach.

Due to security, health and safety:

  • can only be booked individually, by the actual person attending.

  • Tickets are not transferable.

  • You must attend at the actual time slot you have booked in for.

Get notified by email when this product is in stock.

TIme: 10am - 11am
Price: Free

(Tickets can only be booked individually, by the actual person attending. Multiple person booking will not be accepted. The person attending must match the booking details). This is for health and safety purposes in having guess on our working premises.

Step inside Owl & Lion Bindery and enter a world of leather, paper, gold and quiet craftsmanship. Florentine-trained bookbinder and specialist gold finisher Isabelle McGowan will welcome you behind the scenes, revealing the tools, materials and time-honoured techniques used to create, repair and restore beautiful books.

See examples of fine bindings, explore the art of gold finishing and learn more about the delicate craftsmanship behind the books we treasure.

Find out more about the Sydney School of Bookbinding and see examples of what we teach.

Due to security, health and safety:

  • can only be booked individually, by the actual person attending.

  • Tickets are not transferable.

  • You must attend at the actual time slot you have booked in for.