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Book repair : a how-to-do-it manual / Kenneth Lavender ; illustrated by the author.

Title
Book repair : a how-to-do-it manual / Kenneth Lavender ; illustrated by the author.
Author
Lavender, Kenneth
Publication
New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2001.

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Description
xxiv, 269 p. : ill.; 28 cm.
Summary
This book includes information on tools and techniques, paper cleaning, treatment of water-damaged books, hinge and spine repair, and more.
Series Statement
How-to-do-it manuals for librarians ; no. 107
Uniform Title
How-to-do-it manuals for libraries no. 107.
Subject
  • Bookbinding > methods
  • Library Materials
  • Books > Conservation and restoration > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Library materials > Conservation and restoration > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Bookbinding > Repairing > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genre/Form
  • Handbook
  • Handbooks and manuals
  • Handbooks and manuals.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-261) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The basics: tools and techniques. -- Paper cleaning. -- Treatment of water-damaged books and papers and removal of mold and mildew. -- Paper mending. -- Hinge and spine repair. -- Protective enclosures. -- Appendix A: A disposable box of paper or polyester film. -- Appendix B: Supplies. -- Appendix C: Suppliers. -- Appendix D: Bibliography. -- Appendix E: Useful web sites.
ISBN
1555704085 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^^00048206^
OCLC
  • 45058789
  • SCSB-10477234
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library