Books, Their Care and Repair

by Jane Greenfield

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824206959
• ISBN13: 9780824206956
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: H. W. Wilson
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

The ultimate book repair guide.

Books: Their Care & Repair is a basic manual of virtually all the repairs that a book dealer, collector, librarian, or bibliophile is likely to encounter. Books: Their Care & Repair covers paper mending, tip-ins and pockets, various types of pamphlet binding, hinge and joint repair, protective covers (wraparounds & wrappers). Books: Their Care & Repair also provides practical information on the basic structure of bound books, how to take care of them, causes of deterioration, and the basic techniques of carrying out repairs (measuring, cutting, pasting). Also featured are a glossary of terms, a list of recommended equipment and expendable supplies, and a list of suppliers of the materials called for by the suggested and recommended book repair instructions and care strategies. No antiquarian bookshop, dedicated bibliophile, or library collection supervisor can afford to be without a copy of Books: Their Care & Repair.