Basic Book Repair Methods [Paperback]

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.ABRAHAM A. SCHECHTER, a professional archivist and conservator, is an instructor specializing in photographic archives and book repair in Portland, Maine.ContentsContentsPrefaceviiAcknowledgmentsix1Cleaning Paper1About the Cleaning of Paper1Sequence for Using Cleaning Tools3Postscriptum52Mending Paper7About the Mending of Paper7Mending with Pressure-Sensitive Tape8Mending with Heat-Set Tissue10Postscriptum14Mending with Wheat-Starch Paste and Japanese Paper14Postscriptum17Mending Tears by Directly Applying Wheat-Starch Paste183Book Hinge Tightening19Textblock and Case19About Book Hinge Tightening20Postscriptum234Repairing Interior Hinges25About Repairing Interior Hinges25Postscriptum285Hinging-In Pages29About Hinging-In Pages29Postscriptum366Case and Textblock Attachment37About Case and Textblock Attachment37Postscriptum497Cloth Rebacking51About Cloth Rebacking51Postscriptum698Retitling71About Retitling71Postscriptum74Post Postscriptum74Appendix 1Wheat-Starch Paste Recipe77Appendix 2Supply Retailers79Appendix 3Glossary of Selected Terms81Appendix 4For Further Reading83Reader's Notes85Index101