Digital BW, The Print

Jeff:

>>> All the prints would be Piezography BW prints
on Hahnemuhle PhotoRag paper, 188 gsm, printable on both sides...
Here's the kicker: I want to create this in a book-bound form,
hardback, possibly leather bound or cloth.<<<

It's not the binding which is your main problem. I made two books with double-sided 
PhotoRag, one 188 and the other 308 gsm, printed on the Epson 1280 for color and the 
Epson 1160 for Piezography BW. The problem is that this paper flakes easily and scuffs 
even more easily, the latter particularly in dark or black areas of the prints. Because of the 
flaking and scuffing I wouldn't do this again.

Also, you're thinking of a book on 13x19 inch paper: this size is very ungainly and 
inconvenient for a bound book.

If you're using a Mac, you might want to look into Apple's iPhoto software which allows 
you to lay out a book of photos which can be e-mailed to Apple for printing into a 
clothbound book.

--Mitch/Bangkok