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Fourth edition, revised and expanded from the 1998 edition. A welcome new addition in this book is a full-color section for the identification of leather and marbled papers. From the author of HISTORY OF ENGLISH CRAFT BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUE (also published by Oak Knoll & The British Library), this classic in the field of bookbinding is a practical guide to the restoration of leather bindings. Revised and expanded, this work reflects advances in techniques and materials, and contains current information on suppliers and related publications. The book has chapters concerning definition of terms, tools and materials, cleaning, removing the spine, resewing and alternatives; gluing, rounding and backing; headbanding, back lining, preparation of boards, rebacking, replacing the spine, repairing caps and outer joints, repairing caoutchoue bindings, repairing corners, blending new endpapers, straightening warped boards, rebinding pasteboards, salvaging old sides; staining, aging, tooling and refurbishing, recording repairs, and a section of selected reading. Alternative approaches are included for rebinding when the original covers have been lost or are beyond restoration, modern rebinding, and replication of original bindings by combining elements of both modern and historical binding techniques. Middleton's work is designed to be a comprehensive handbook for practitioner and student alike when formal training in restorative techniques are unavailable. Also included is an updated listing of binders' suppliers. With numerous photographs and line drawings. Co-published with The British Library.
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Occasionally a reviewer is presented with a volume which he knows instantly from author and subject he is going to praise. The Restoration of Leather Bindings by Bernard Middleton is such a work. Middleton is pre-eminent as practitioner, demonstrator, and writer on this subject. Restoration is the authoritative work on leather binding repair. It should be required reading for anyone who owns or is responsible for the care of valuable leather binding. --Frank Broomhead
"The definitive work on the subject." --Robert Salisbury
"The definitive work on the subject." --Robert Salisbury
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- PublisherAmer Library Assn
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0838903916
- ISBN 13 9780838903919
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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Book Description Illustrated wrappers, large 8vo, 28 cm, xv, 266 pp. From the author's introductory note : "Much has changed in the field of binding restoration since this book first appeared in 1972. Substances have been introduced which aid the lifting of deteriorated leather from tight backs, changes in the tanning and treatment of leather are proposed, new suppliers of materials have emerged and others have changed address, and new books and periodicals have appeared, so the text has been brought up to date to the best of the author's ability. Many restoration techniques are now dealt with in greater detail and a new chapter on the rebinding of antiquarian books, with information on the fitting of clasps, has been added, together with a section on the treatment of vellum bindings, in the hope of increasing the usefulness of the book. Details of very recent advances in the manufacture of longer-lasting leather and in the treatment of deteriorating leather have also been summarized." Contents include:; Introduction; Definition of Terms; Workshop Tools, Equipment, and Materials; Cleaning the Bindings; Removing the Original Spine; Alternatives to Resewing; Resewing; Gluing Up, Rounding, and Backing; Headbanding; Back Lining; Preparation of Boards for Rebacking; Rebacking; Repairing Inner Joints; Replacing the Original Spine; Repairing Caps and Outer Joints without Rebacking; Repairing Caoutchouc Bindings; Repairing Corners; Blending In New Endpapers; Straightening Warped Boards; Rebonding Old Pasteboards; Salvaging Old Sides; Staining, Aging, Tooling, and Furbishing; Record of Repairs; The Rebinding of Antiquarian Books; Selected Reading; Index. A presentation copy, inscribed and signed by the author ('Bernard') for 'Mel' [Kavin ] on the half-title. Wrappers a little fingersoiled, otherwise Very Good. Seller Inventory # ABE-31269
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Book Description Revised Edition. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xv, 266 pages: ill. ; 28 cm. Subjects: Bookbinding Repairing. Books Conservation and restoration. Leatherwork Conservation and restoration. Leather bindings (Bookbinding) Conservation and restoration. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 339548
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Book Description Revised Edition. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xv, 266 pages: ill. ; 28 cm. Subjects: Bookbinding Repairing. Books Conservation and restoration. Leatherwork Conservation and restoration. Leather bindings (Bookbinding) Conservation and restoration. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 339548
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