Practical information and data covering winding and reconnecting procedure for direct and alternating current. Are you looking to buy book repair supplies online to fix a damaged text in a pinch. Find book repair glues and tapes, repair wings and corners, and book repair tools to get the job done. Bookcondition the wizard of oz books rare, first editions. Three basic book repair procedures 1 by carole dyal and pete merrilloldham introduction hinge tightening i hinge tightening ii tippingin loose pages conclusions references. In libraries large and small, minor repair is a critical component in overall efforts to care for collections of books and journals. We routinely hear from customers who want to know the best way to store collectible books. How to repair a spine on a childs hardcover book feltmagnet. It is important to repair a damaged paperback book as soon as possible, before the cover or individual pages separate from the spine and become lost forever.
Many modern books are smoothtrimmed after binding so that all edges are. Quickly and easily restore your beloved bibles, cook books, history books, or childrens books to like new with help from our experts. I you need more information on mending books, you can visit the dartmouth online book repair site. Jul 02, 2010 you can use some duck tape it comes in lots of colors now. Place a piece of wax paper between the cover and pages. On a paperback book, as soon as you open it, a crease appears on the spine. Book repair basics for libraries american library association. We would not recommend you use this tape on rare valuable books however, it does make a quick repair for books that are in constant use. I have listed here the techniques that are covered on this site and i do encourage you to seek the assistance of bookbinders if you are unsure of whether to repair your book. Gaylord archival offers a complete line of book repair tools and supplies to properly repair your valuable books and pamphlets and ensure storage that will keep your collections safe for a long time. Whether you have one book or several that need repair, we can cost effectively restore your books to their younger versions.
This repair guide will help you to repair a torn or bent book cover. Do anything that would alter the specific markings of a rare book to increase or decrease its value. Part i of a video of aran galligan doing a spine repair on a library book at sojourner truth library at suny new paltz. Lineco manufactures archival quality book binding and repair tools. Book and pamphlet maintenance requires quality repair tools and supplies. Here are the supplies that you will need to easily mend a book s spine. Also known as a spine slant, as the book has become permanently deformed along the spine. Sep 26, 2014 repairing your paperback weve talked about saving your books from water damage but how do you repair books that are damaged in other ways. Verheyen, head of preservation and conservation began with circulating collections repair while workstudy student at johns hopkins. The only thing to remember is that since the book will bend in. Marianne hanley, assistant conservator manages circulating collections rehousing and repair unit, trains and supervises workstudy. The tabs have been repaired and the spine reads like the original version.
If the books are dry and brittle, there really is not much you can do. Use binder tape to aid in repairing spines, covers, and damages along the hinge. Book repair for bookthinkers the basics page 1 of 2. Contents of the iccp illinois cooperative conservation program book repair kit, circa 1987. We can rebind your favorite handheld bible or the large bible that has been in your family for generations. Do any work that would detract from the value of a book. Followed by binding and rare book conservation training and career. The author also maintains a website where videos of repair techniques may be viewed, and repair supplies purchased at reasonable cost.
I have repaired a great many torn pages and loose covers in my lifetime. This book binding tape is the result of over a decade of bookbinding research, as the ultimate book repair tool. Unlike other book restoration services, we can usually repair your book within 15 days. Bookbinding tape is great for repairing, reinforcing, and protecting books, magazines, pamphlets, and other documents. Simple techniques for the maintenance and repair of books. Furthermore, the foil is of a superior quality to the original binding, meaning youre increasing the durability of those books for years to come. This tape while extra strong, it is also extra thin so after you peel back the yellow backing paper, the pure whiteness of the tape, and its slightly see through style will make the tape blend in more naturally with the color of the paper. Chapter book fairly modern term referring to books for older children. The term originates from case binding which was introduced in the early 19th. It is important to repair a damaged paperback book as soon as possible, before the cover or individual pages separate from the spine and become.
Many factors are considered before defining a book as rare. I chose to glue the spine to the book binders cloth first. Tolkien when considering the purchase of a book for your collection, the condition and, if applicable, the dust jacket are the most important factors affecting the value. History, causes of deterioration, and simple book repair procedures. If the original spine or backstrip can be salvaged, it might be glued down on the new spine. I saved the old front and rear panels, and portions of the spine panel backstrip. A shelf cocked book is one that cannot stand perpendicular to the shelf. Advanced slanted book spines occur when books are kept in a slanted position over a long period of time and the humidity a. It dries clear and flexible and is excellent for most any repairs to books.
Ive repaired some of them by using librarians tape, but this doesnt work well on hardcover books, and looks kind of ugly on paperback books. Once the extra contact paper is discarded, cut the contact paper diagonally towards the spine of your book. Cocked if, when looking down on the head of a book, the corners are not square it is said to be cocked or rolled. Whatever the reason, the need for a book repair kit is an important need and we are here to help. Cocked if, when looking down on the head of a book, the corners are not. Welcome to curious lore book conservatory, your florida bookbinder, dedicated to preserving the health and shelf presence of wellused books. Paperback books are especially vulnerable to the wear and tear caused by voracious readers.
Repair your book s spine, binding or corners with our premium book binding tape all made with archivalsafe and phneutral adhesives. The second half of b o o k c r a f t d e s c r i b e s techniques that will extend the life of new books. Ioba book terminology independent online booksellers. Each strip of gold book repair tape is slightly longer than the normal golden book spine, so you have a little extra length to wrap around the spine ends. Page mending tape is resistant to yellowing and cracking and will help. The most common work we do in restoration includes. Clear, easy to follow directions for repairing books at home or in the shop. Our goal is to make repairs with proven methods and materials that will help the book last and preserve its original character. Mending a book with book repair tape hinge tightening instructions demco inc 25 videos most use tapes for repairing headcaps, spines, tears suny new paltz library book repair spine repair part i book repair spine repair part ii american university library how to repair a book spine.
Books requiring restoration or conservation treatment run the gamut from the very earliest of texts to books with modern bindings that have undergone heavy usage. Spine and hinge problems illustrated mywingsbooks book. Hardcover books are more complex in their construction than most paperback books so the repairs can sometimes be more involved. Book binding glue new books good books bookbinding tutorial bookbinding ideas broken book book repair book spine book projects today began like any other day. In either case, the board is acting like a lever, with the textblock as a fulcrum, and prying itself away from the spine. Cocked also refers to a book where the spine no longer remains at right angles to. When the text block is viewed from the top or bottom, the spine and foredgesides are slanted, rather than square. Repair of leather bindings, cloth bindings, albums, and other items.
Mickie gee is a retired librarian and a grandmother. Should a rebind become necessary, i use the finest bookbinding leathers, papers, and. Bbh book covering collection bbh kits album kits book kits mini kits box kits. Some books, as well as magazines, however, are printed entirely on coated stock. How to repair a books binding tightening a gap between the pages and spine gather your equipment. Bookbinding and book repair tape blick art materials. Repair aging and abused books and documents with book repair supplies from demco including book repair tools, spine tape, adhesives, and more. You can order those online or find them at most any scrapbooking store. I registered my saveyourbooks account last night and couldnt refrain from sending you a message. Placing the book in a bookpress would be overkill for the problem, for the pressure would be straight through the book from front to back. Cocked also refers to a book where the spine no longer remains at right angles to the covers.
You have a cocked spine if a book viewed from either its top or bottom edge. It also provides information on reinforcing your cover so it does not happen again. Backstrip sometimes used as a synonym to spine a strip used by binder to reinforce. We do restoration work on books worth several thousand dollars, but any responsible restoration work takes caution. Cocked spine cocked refers to book that is twisted in a way that the. The book shown actually cannot stand straight unless closely propped on both sides. Rebacked a repair to a book, where the original spine has been replaced. Book repair supplies for book and document preservation. Book repair supplies for book and document preservation javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Or your child accidentally damaged a library book, and you want to avoid the wrath of your local librarian. The coverbind ez book repair kit is great for returning valuable first edition books, irreplaceable publications, and textbooks to their original binding strength within minutes.
Books stored in attic spaces are more susceptible to drying out and cracking in the spine and hinge areas. I suspect you have miscalculated the degrees of skew, for a 5075 degree skew would have the lower forecorner of one cover well above the middle of the foreedge of the other cover, impossible. Rebind in entirely new cover we make a new cover for your book with your choice of cover material and hot foil embossing possibly the most durable option if buckram is chosen. This typically only happens with older books, but it happens to the older books on my shelves quite often.
Or the book may have a decided wedge shapenarrower at the spine than the foreedge, a binding aesthetic common from the late 17th century well into the 19th century. Sep 10, 2010 in this video i explain how to straighten warped and cocked books. I buy a lot of used books for ones that im not super concerned. Its important to keep the books a fingers width apart. The archives and rare books library at the university of cincinnati believes the standards used today are more or less the same as the standards literary historian and bibliophile johann vogt recorded over 250 years ago. The spines on childrens books are especially susceptible to damage as the printed paper covers provide little strength to keep the spines from tearing loose when people remove the books from the shelves by pulling on the head cap. You can repair books with gaffers tape, packing tape, white glue and denim. Home book collecting glossary of terms cocked cocked refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly twisted in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not align when the book is lying flat. As a division of university products, we produce highest quality conservation supp. The kit features the patented flexicut glue strip technology and comes with an accel flex manual thermal binding machine and enough flexicut sheets to rebind close. Lately ive been visiting garage sales and buying old books to read. A bible, or a copy of charlottes web, for that matter, can be opened only so many times, even by the gentlest reader, before its spine.
Toolbox tools 10 supplies 12 erasers 14 book anatomy 17 exterior dirty book 19. A condition resulting from storing a book on a shelf so that it leans and rests against its neighbor or the side of a bookcase. Includes torn pages, shaken spines, library pockets, bookplates, stickers, crayon, writing, insects, leather care and much more. Antiquerare book restoration leonards book restoration. If a book is falling apart i have removed the covers, cleaned off any old glue i could, realigned the pages and reglued the spine, reattached the covers and saved many a book for years of future use. Use book repair tape and linen bookbinding tape or a clear tape to repair book covers, mend loose pages, and hinge book spines. Book repair, bible cover binding, book restoration.
I use only archival materials to restore your volume to as mechanically sound and beautiful a condition possible. This is great for cupped covers, but you can undo the twist only with uniform pressure from spine to foreedge at all points from top to bottom. She learned all her book repair tricks on the job or in the kitchen. What ive noticed though is a lot of these books have spines that are worn down and are barely holding the book together. Book repair for booksellers a handy guide for booksellers and book collectors offering practical advice on how to improve the quality and look of your books and ephemera.
A detached cover can be reattached using this glue and because it remains flexible the opening and closing of the book wont break the cover loose. A guide for booksellers offering practical advice on book repair has paid for itself time and again. In this video i explain how to straighten warped and cocked books. Today im going to focus on paperbacks, since the methods for hardcover can be very different. Center your tape on the spine if your book and gently wrap it over the spine. And books that are extremely fragile often can be damaged further by any repair attempt. I prefer to use glue and not tape when mending books as long as that glue is acidfree and dries flexible. Slanted book spines occur when the books are kept in the slanted position.
Book repair tape was specifically designed to aid in small repairs and reinforcements in books. Hi karen, angie asked me to respond to your question as i conducted book repair workshops for demco for many years. Oct 20, 2010 part i of a video of aran galligan doing a spine repair on a library book at sojourner truth library at suny new paltz. If you cant bend the corner of a page without it breaking off, its probably too delicate to fix. Usually caused by longterm storage in an awkward position. Text block is fairly solid, but was badly cocked tilted, hinges and joints separating, corners bumped, library repair tape. This black spine repair tape is a selfadhesive, 2 wide tape for attaching torn book covers. Fix childrens goldenbook spines w goldbook repair tape strips. Book restoration at the obs bindery and repair shop we can restore all kinds of books, and we specialize in bible restoration. Book repair supplies glue, tape, and book repair tools. As a division of university products, we produce highest quality conservation su. They will also be stiff and brittle when used again. Open to last page 2 and run finger along right inside edge near spine from top of book to bottom as above.
Three basic book repair procedures 1 the book arts web. To reduce the amount of creasing, however, dont let the two covers front and back touch each other when reading. Choose from clear tapes or 11 colors of bookguard premium cloth book binding repair tape to help preserve the timeless appearance of your favorite books. For additional support, follow the above instructions for repairing a sagging book block above.
For each book, a course of treatment must be chosen that takes into account the book s value, whether it comes from the binding, the text, the provenance, or some combination of the. How to repair a damaged book cover ifixit repair guide. Sadly, even more commonly, we hear from customers who have inadvertently stored their books improperly, eroding the value of their beloved book collection. In dosa dos binding from the french for backtoback, two books. I train people to fix books as part of my profession. Sources for endsheet paper and light weight bristol. A spine cocked book is one in which the front and back boards do not line up.
A guide to book conditions the hobbit first edition by j. Lineco manufactures archival quality bookbinding and repair products. Admittedly, i have repaired a few books like that, but only for customers who said, this is my alltime favorite book. It is evident how much a book has been loved by how blemished or damaged it is.
Honestly, there is a limit on how much you should do before you call it a loss. Open to 2nd page and run finger along left inside edge near spine from top of book to bottom. Slanted book spines occur when the books are kept in the slanted position over a long period of time and the humidity and heat make the adhesive relax and then reform in the new shape. Book repair for hardcover books how to repair your. Armature winders in electrical repair shops by braymer, daniel harvey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. You can repair books with gaffers tape, packing tape, white glue and denim, whatever but if you want your repair to look like a book youll need book binding cloth and pva glue. In 1984 i began restoring books in institutional special collections first at the university of saint thomas in saint paul, then, after.
Jan 30, 2007 as i interpret your description, the actual alteration to the book is that the spine has a twist. Keep your books and materials in pristine condition with these excellent and affordable tapes. Both hardbacks and paperbacks can become spine cocked. Xfasten book binding repair tape, black, 2inch by 15yard, cloth library book hinging repair tape, acid free and archival safe 4.
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