The repair of cloth bindings : a manual

Introduction 1
Notes for the Bookbinder 7
Checking and Collating 7
Equipment 8
Paper 9
Cloth 10
Boards 10
Sundries 11
Retouching 13
Chemicals 14
Paper that will cause problems 14
Cleaning by dry and wet processes 15
Sizing 17
Water stains 19
Solvent cleaning 20
Bleaching 21
Fungal spores 21
Foxing 22
Insects 22
Practical repairs 24
Dust on the head 25
Dog ears 26
Failure of an Adhesive 27
Scuffed and missing cloth 27
Damaged corners 30
Stained cloth 32
Paper repair 35
A torn leaf 36
Missing fragments 37
Reinforcing the edges of leaves 37
Illustrations 39
Guarding sections 42
Missing leaves and facsimiles 45
Maps and Diagrams 47
Joining sections together 48
Standard repairs 51
Practical Work 52
Preparation of boards 54
Preparation of endpapers 55
Endpapers 59
The replacement endpaper joint 59
Sewing through the joint 63
Broken spines 64
Linings and Stiffeners 65
Headbands 67
Reinforcing and linings 67
The Stiffener 70
Hollow backs 71
Procedure for case making 74
Alternative procedure for case making 77
Problems 79
Rorming the stiffener 81
A simple reback 81
Book or dust jackets 84
Slipcases 85
Alternative Cloth Cased Binding 87
Large volumes 89
The Caoutchouc Method 92
The Lumbeck Process 92
Library style in cloth 96
Casing in 98
Replacing the spine 101
Finishing 102
Sources of supply 107
Recommended reading 111
Index 113