Quite high requirements are imposed on the book, which is chosen as a gift. As a rule, this is a solid, and often exclusive, edition with high-quality design and illustrations. After all, it would never occur to anyone to give light reading paperback on a solemn day. That is why such a book requires beautiful and unusual packaging.
Box
When a book needs to be wrapped, the first thing that comes to mind is wrapping it in wrapping paper. But this option will not allow keeping a secret about the contents for a long time, it is already clear to the touch what is inside. Therefore, it is better to pick up a cardboard box of a suitable size and glue it over with beautiful paper. Puzzle packages are best suited for this purpose. To prevent the book from moving inside, you can put artificial flower petals or strips of colored corrugated paper with it. You can pick up several boxes of different sizes, paste over each one and fold them into each other according to the principle of matryoshka dolls, adding candy, confetti or New Year's sparkling rain to the "trick".
Textile
To make the gift look beautiful, it is enough to find a suitable piece of fabric, wrap a book in it and tie it with a ribbon. However, you can make a truly original design using the furoshiki technique. As you might guess, it was invented in Japan and is in many ways similar to the art of origami paper plastic. The essence of furoshiki is as follows: an object is placed in the center of a tissue flap, its edges rise and form symmetrical folds from the edges to the center. The ends of the material are pulled into flagella, stacked in a special way and form a heart, bow or butterfly, and sometimes a handle. At the same time, the gift does not look like an ordinary knot, it looks very beautiful and elegant.
Not just paper
If you don't have time to glue the boxes and create folds in the fabric, you can simply wrap the book, not in paper, but in something less commonplace. Anything can be used as such material: a newspaper in a foreign language, a political map of the world, a theater billboard or a poster of your favorite star. Such a gift can be decorated with fresh flowers.
Royal gift
Presenting a gift can be played on a truly royal scale. To do this, it is necessary to draw coats of arms or their simplified image on thin paper, gently scorch the edges and “age” with strong tea. In this parchment, you need to carefully wrap the book, and then fasten it with a seal made of wax or real sealing wax. The next layer can be red velvet or gold brocade. After that, this bundle must be put in a beautiful casket made of wood or metal. Similarly, you can decorate a pirate-style gift using a treasure chest, half-erased treasure cards, and gold coins made from chocolate.
