Book Repair:
After a few years or a few hundred years, books need a little TLC.
Leather binding Repairs
Before: Detached upper board of the first volume before the leather reback
Before: Split joint of the second volume before leather reback
After: Both volumes of "A History of Cambridge" after they were repaired
Spine on view of the completed repairs
Before and after photos of a leather book repaired with mulberry paper
Cloth Book repairs
Before photos on the left. After photos center and on the right.
Before and after images of a late 19th century binding of "The story of Cupid and Psyche"
Before and after photos of a leather book repaired with mulberry paper
Before and after the repair of the Boston Cooking School Cook Book
Interior tissue hinge
Last section was reattached, and repaired.
Example of paper repair
Rebinding
Before and after images of a late 19th century binding of "The story of Cupid and Psyche"