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Book Repair: A How-To-Do-It Manual, Second Edition
By Kenneth Lavender
1-55570-408-5 . 2001 . 8 1/2 x 11 . 293 pp.
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Librarians concerned with preserving their collections must deal not only with the deterioration of older books, but also with poorly made and costly new ones. Lavender's highly acclaimed guide has been completely revised and expanded to offer up-to-date help for libraries of all sizes. Covering both basic book repair techniques and sound conservation practices, this completely revised step-by-step manual offers illustrated sections on cleaning, mending, hinge and spine repair, strengthening paperbacks, and more. Completely new chapters cover: wet and water-damaged books; mold and mildew; repair of book linings and pamphlet bindings; using acid-free materials to repair damaged books; lining paper objects; affordable repair tools and supplies and much more. A full discussion of when and how to make repairs, and alternative conservation practices that enable each librarian to develop procedures appropriate to his or her library are also provided. Here is the practical guidance you need to successfully perform archivally-sound repairs - even on a limited budget.

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“Rarely do you find a how-to manual that is easy to understand and provides simple but accurate, detailed instructions on book repair.” Book Report
“The author has rewritten every chapter in the book, included a valuable chapter on treating water-damaged materials and removing mold, and added new and improved illustrations.” Reference & User Services Quarterly
“His advice is archivally sound, practical, and affordable. Best of all, no previous experience as a conservator is necessary…highly recommended for all book specialists: librarians, book collectors, and dealers.” Public Libraries
“A useful reference tool for all libraries.” Serials Review
“Useful both for libraries that do basic, minimal mending, and those that are interested in conservation and preservation.” Technical Services Quarterly
“Highly recommended for any library.” Medical Reference Services Quarterly
“An essential tool…should be made available in the public, academic, school, and special libraries of all sizes.” Collection Building
“Highly recommended for all book specialists: librarians, book collectors, and dealers.” Public Libraries
“The strength of this how-to-do-it manual is its currency.” School Library Journal
“One of the most comprehensive book repair manuals published in many years… covers everything from mending small tears to creating complicated clamshell boxes. It will prove very useful to those librarians who are well versed in preservation issues, highly skilled at some of the more advanced repair techniques, and want to learn a wider range of treatments. It may also assist collections conservators with staff training and be used as a repair staff reference tool.” Portal
“A well-presented, easy-to-read volume. . .Highly recommended.” Online Information Review
“Archivists, preservation administrators, and librarians will find numerous strategies for working with multifaceted digital records of any kind in this highly readable book.” American Reference Books Annual
“A superbly presented ‘how-to’ manual…Book Repair is an essential, critically important acquisition for book collectors, academic and public libraries’ staffs,as well as antiquarian and used bookstores’in-house reference collections.” Bookwatch


Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures ix

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xvii

Introduction xix

1. The Basics: Tools and Techniques 1

Bench Area 1

Lighting 3

Tools, Supplies, and Equipment 3

Tools 4

Supplies 9

Equipment 18

Basic Structure of Common Books 19

Grain 20

Paper 21

Boards 23

Cloth 23

Testing Methods 23

Dry Methods 26

Wet Methods 28

2. Paper Cleaning 31

Decisions 32

Brushes 32

Kneaded Erasers and Wallpaper Cleaner 34

Dry Cleaning Sponge 34

Cleaning Powders 36

Erasers 40

Alternative Conservation Suggestions 41

3. Treatment of Water-Damaged Books and Papers and Removal
of Mold and Mildew 43

Treatment of Water-Damaged Books 44

Decisions 44

Cleaning Books 46

Drying Books 46

Saturated Books 47

Damp Books 49

Books with Only Edges Wet 50

Treatment of Water-Damaged Papers 53

Separating Papers 53

Drying Papers 55

Removing Mold and Mildew 57

Removal of Mold and Mildew 57

Disaster Recovery Specialists 59

4. Paper Mending 61

Decisions 61

Repairing Simple Tears 61

Glue and Paste Mends 62

Tape 65

Heat-set Tissue 67

Japanese Paper and Starch Paste 70

Repairing Losses 73

Repairing Losses with Heat-set Tissue 73

Repairing Losses with Japanese Paper and Starch Paste 75

Tipping-in and Hinging 79

Tipping in Single Leaves 79

Hinging in Single Leaves 80

Hinging in a Group of Consecutive Leaves 87

Hinging in Individual Sections 89

Lining or Backing 91

Decisions 91

Lining with Heat-set Tissue 92

Lining with Japanese Paper 96

5. Hinge and Spine Repair 101

Decisions 101

Binding and Sewing Structures 104

Recessed Cords 104

Tapes 104

French or Link Sewing 105

Perfect Binding 105

Repair of Casebound Books 105

Tightening Loose Hinges 105

Replacing Endsheets 106

Repairing Broken Back of Textblock 118

Replacing the Spine 121

Reinforcing an Inner Hinge 133

Replacing One Inner Hinge 135

Recasing the Textblock 142

Reinforcement of Paperbound Books 154

Reinforcing a Paperback Book with Boards 155

Reinforcement and Binding of Pamphlets 161

Reinforcing a Pamphlet 161

Making a Pamphlet Binder 162

Alternative Conservation Suggestions 166

6. Protective Enclosures 169

Decisions 169

Enclosures for Two-Dimensional Objects 170

Making an Acid-Free Folder 170

Encapsulation 175

Mats 189

Enclosures for Three-Dimensional Objects 201

Polyester Film Book Wraps 202

Polyester Film Book Jackets 203

Polyester Film Pamphlet Holder 207

Phase Boxes 212

The Clamshell Box 221

Reference Bibliography 239

Appendix A: A Disposable Box of Paper or Polyester Film 247

Appendix B: Supplies 249

Appendix C: Suppliers 255

Appendix D: Bibliography 259

Appendix E: Useful Web Sites 263

Index 265

About the Author 269



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