Basic Book Repair Methods

Abraham A. Schechter

ISBN 10: 1563087006 / ISBN 13: 9781563087004

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US, 1999

About this Item

Don't throw them out-repair them! This practical manual shows you how to preserve cloth-bound library books. Schechter gives detailed instructions for the cleaning and mending of paper, book hinge repair, case and textblock reattachment, cloth rebacking, and retitling. He describes procedures chronologically and illustrates them with black-and-white photographs. Supply lists are provided with each procedure and a bibliography of supporting literature is also included. These simple-to-learn steps are geared primarily to nonvaluable material and can be used as easily by nonprofessionals as professionals. The book can be used as a repair manual in libraries or as a training tool.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781563087004

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Book Repair Methods
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563087006
• ISBN 13: 9781563087004
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 21.59W x 0.61H x 27.94D centimeters 21.59 centimeters width by 0.61 centimeters height by 27.94 centimeters depth
• Weight: 340 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Don't throw them out-repair them! This practical manual shows you how to preserve cloth-bound library books. Schechter gives detailed instructions for the cleaning and mending of paper, book hinge repair, case and textblock reattachment, cloth rebacking, and retitling. He describes procedures chronologically and illustrates them with black-and-white photographs. Supply lists are provided with each procedure and a bibliography of supporting literature is also included. These simple-to-learn steps are geared primarily to nonvaluable material and can be used as easily by nonprofessionals as professionals. The book can be used as a repair manual in libraries or as a training tool.

About the Author

ABRAHAM A. SCHECHTER, a professional archivist and conservator, is an instructor specializing in photographic archives and book repair in Portland, Maine.