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Chicago: American Library Association, 1972. Soft cover. Very Good. A thorough look at the archival restoration of leather book bindings. Very good, with nearly no wear to corners and just a touch of soil to the front cover. Clean internally with no markings
The Restoration of Leather Bindings by Middleton, B.C - 1972
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The Restoration of Leather Bindings
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American Library Association, Chicago, first edition, 1972. Illustrated printed wrappers, 4to, 28 cm,. xix, 201 pp. From the foreword to a later printing: "the present work is .. a most valuable one. It is the first work, in English at least, which describes the techniques of restoring leather bindings in sufficient detail that it can be considered a textbook or manual; that is, so that it will be useful not only to those who are already engaged in the practice of book restoration, but also to those who have no present knowledge or training, and are perhaps approaching the subject for the first time." Contents: Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Definition of Terms; 3 Workshop Tools, Equipment, and Materials; 4 Cleaning the Bindings; 5 Removing the Original Spine; 6 Alternatives to Resewing ; 7 Resewing; 8 Gluing Up, Rounding, and Backing; 9 Headbanding; 10 Back Lining; 11 Preparation of Boards for Rebacking; 12 Rebacking; 13 Repairing Inner Joints; 14 Replacing the Original Spine; 15 Repairing Caps and Outer Joints without Rebacking; 16 Repairing Caoutchouc Bindings; 17 Repairing Comers; 18 Blending In New Endpapers; 19 Straightening Warped Boards; 20 Rebonding Old Pasteboards; 21Salvaging Old Sides; 22 Staining, Aging, Tooling, and Furbishing; 23 Record of Repairs; Selected Reading; Index. A presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "for Claude and Bernard Boisset". Wrappers somewhat darkened and marked, otherwise near Very Good,.
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- Publisher American Library Association, Chicago, first edition, 1972
- Date Published 1972
- Pages xix, 201 pp
- Keywords Bookbinding leather restoration repairs manuals Middleton, Bernard C. 0838931332
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The Restoration of Leather Bindings
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The Restoration of Leather Bindings (Ltp Publications ; No. 18)
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THE RESTORATION OF LEATHER BINDINGS
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Chicago: Library Technology Program, American Library Association, 1972. 1st Edition. Paperback. 201p. A large softcover book in very good condition. Creases and closed tears on spine; binding still quite secure. A couple light smudges on side foredge and corners lightly creased. Otherwise clean. LTP Publication No. 18 from the series CONSERVATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS. Illustrated by Aldren A. Watson. Comes with publication announcement and review copy slip from the American Library Association. Measures approx. 11" x 8.5
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Chicago: American Library Association, 1972. NOT a library discard. Very Good condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. Conservation of Library Materials, Library Technology Publication No. 18. Bound in black wraps, with a black plastic comb, spiral binding -- so when opened the book lies perfectly flat for ease of use. Pages appear to be photocopied from the original edition. Well illustrated by Aldren Watson with step-by-step how-to-do-it drawings. 8.5" wide by 11" tall by 1.5" thick. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. . Reprint. Oversize Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Watson, Aldren A. (drawings by). 202pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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The Restoration Of Leather Bindings
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Chicago: American Library Association, 1976. Large trade paperback. 201pp., Selected Reading, Index. Illustrated with 93 drawings by Aldren A. Watson. First edition, second printing [with corrections]. A title in the Conservation of Library Materials series. This is the "first work, in English at least, which describes the techniques of restoring leather bindings in suffient detail that it can be considered a textbook or manual; that is so that it will be useful not only to those who are already engaged in the practice of book restoration, but also to those who have no present knowledge or training, and are perhaps approacching the subject for the first time." A clean, square, unmarked copy. No previoous ownership marks. Very good+.. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Restoration of Leather Bindings [Conservation of Library Materials]
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Chicago, IL: Library Technology Program, American Library Association, 1972. Book. Illus. by Aldren A. Watson (drawings). Near Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Library Technology Program (LTP) Publication No. 18. Stiff pictorial paper wraps. xix,201 pp., illus. w/ 93 figures. Essential to institutional collections with rare book holdings, an excellent introduction for the aspiring bookbinder. Light shelf/edge wear. 4th ptg.: April 1981..
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The Restoration of Leather Bindings (LTP PUBLICATIONS ; NO. 18)
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The restoration of leather bindings ... Drawings by Aldren A. Watson
by MIDDLETON, Bernard Chester
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Chicago : Library Technology Program, American Library Association, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Signed. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Series: LTP Publication No. 18. Physical description: xix, 201; pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Bibliography: pages 187-192. Subject: Bookbinding - Repairing.
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