F J Ratchford proudly offers the full line of Franz Hoffmann Fine Leathers of Stuttgart, Germany under direct license of Bookbinders Workshop, Inc of Long Island, New York. Franz Hoffmann Fine Leathers was established in 1925, and has built a solid reputation spanning 85 years for supplying extremely high quality bookbinding leathers. 

F.J.Ratchford have many years experience in promoting book binding leather. Our quality leathers are available from stock in various grades, in a selection of colours, and finishes. In particular we stock natural, embossed, glazed and unglazed skins.  Now included within our range are the original Alum-Tawed (tanned) Pigskin, which is available in a natural medieval state, and also bright white. No bleaching is ever used in Hoffmann leathers,and also exclusive Bookbinding Workshops Cathedral Calfskin. Our new range of leathers are priced in a way that reflects our commitment to the art of bookbinding and rare book conservation. 

In addition to leathers, we stock leather dyes, leather cleaners, and polish, along with our Scharf-Fix 2000 leather pairing machine.

Please contact our sales team for further information about our new range of Hoffman book binding leathers and leather accessories telephone +44 (0) 161 480 8484 email: sales@ratchford.co.uk