Explains basic book repair techniques useful to libraries with limited budgets, as well as alternative, and more ambitious conservation treatments ... Repair techniques are shown for most of the common problems encountered ... paper cleaning, paper mending, hinge and spine repair, and enclosures. Step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations given for each treatment--Preface.
Language
English.
Contents
Series editor's preface -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Basics: Tools and Techniques -- Paper Cleaning -- Paper Mending -- Hinge and Spine Repair -- Protective Enclosures -- Appendix A: Supplies -- Appendix B: Suppliers -- Bibliography.