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Modern Bookbinding

urrounded by the best in bookbinding materials, calf leather, goatskins, vellum, hand marbled papers, silk, acid free paper and boards, handmade paper, Japanese tissue and gold leaf, our bookbinders repair and rebind books to customers exact specifications.

Libraries, institutions, book collectors both private and professional, Museums and the general public all consult us for advice and quotations, whether it is a 16th Century archival volume/document or a modern edition for a presentation leather binding.

Limited edition bindings in leather or in cloth, design bindings, book boxes, Slip cases, phase boxes, archival portfolios, once off albums, and a never ending run of book repairs both old and new are the lot of the bindery workshop.

 

 


















 

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Restoring original cover Volume after leather dressing Final treatment with prescription leather dressing Joints showing japanese tissue membrane and aerolinen joint Finished headcap Turning in the headcaps Original repaired covers being reattached Aerolinen spine lining Lining with paste and japanese tissue Hand-sewn endbands Treatment with methylcellulose Hand-sewn endpapers with aerolinen joints Removal of the old lining and original glue Dry cleaning of the pages Careful removal of the cover