We are happy to give a no obligation quotation for a book repair or restoration. Examples of work completed can be seen below.
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Before restoration the text block had no cover. The title page was dirty and damaged.
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An illustration from the volume |
After restoration the text was 1/2 bound in leather with marbled paper sides and gold tooling to the spine. |
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Before restoration work the cover was held onto the text block using several types of adhesive tape. The sections were loose .
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 The stitching was broken and pages had been damaged. |
After restoration work the text block was resewn. It was bound in black leather.
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Before restoration work. the text block was sound with boards loosely attached and spine detached. |
After initial cleaning a new spine cloth was toned to match the original cloth. The original spine was cleaned.
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After restoration. New spines with old lettering retained.
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Before: the spine was detached, old spine linings removed and new linings added.
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New bands attached
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Leather dyed to match remaining original leather and spine recovered. |
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Before: The case had white residue around the edges, the spine was damaged and the sewing very loose. |
The sections were cleaned and resewn onto tapes. |
The white residue was removed and the cover cleaned. A new spine attached and the old spine reused. |
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