Mending and Repair of Books
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About This Book
Topics covered in Mending and Repair of Books When to bind and when to mend a damaged book, how to mix and use paste to mend a book, the supplies you will need to mend and repair books, how to repair torn pages, how to mend loose covers, and what do to about missing pages in a damaged book.This book was originally published in 1921 to teach librarians book repair techniques that were current at the time. It is now in the public domain. Though the methods described in the book have likely been improved upon since this book was originally published, Mending and Repair of Books remains a valuable...
Chapters (26)(click to expand)
- Mending and Repair of Books
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTORY NOTE
- Mending and Repair of Books
- THE MENDING TABLE: ITS SUPPLIES
- PASTE, THE MENDING MEDIUM
- WAYS TO MEND
- WAYS TO CLEAN
- BINDING RECORD
- TEMPORARY BINDERS
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