Of course, damaged paperbacks are first considered for library binding. Demco offers book care guides for librarians and others to help preserve fragile documents. How to repair a paperback book method 1 inserting loose pages. The endsheets and spine linings attach the textblock to its case. Cover the spine area of the cover with plastic glue. It can be the last option for damaged sewn books that are now too brittle to be mended and resewn. How much tape is glued to a textbooks edge when repairing a broken hinge. Signatures of hardcover books are typically octavo a single sheet folded. Turning a paperback into an artistic hardcover book duration. For just a loose page or two, use a technique called tipping in pages. Double fan binding technique can be introduced into both hardback and paperback book repair. It can also be applied to broken adhesive binding in paperback binding which is the subject of this discussion. Not appropriate for special collections rare items. Ive looked at several tutorials on how to repair paperbacks, but they are all for the situation of either.
How to build a hinged hoophouse for a raised bed garden duration. Has one of your favorite books suffered water damage in a freak accident or. If youve got loose or torn pages, a detached cover, broken binding, or dirty smudges all over. Been fixing up paperbacks for some 30 years thataway. Using a small paintbrush, evenly apply archival glue along the spine of the textblock and let it dry for ten minutes. Rubber band the book securely and rest it on its spine edge or in the case of a rounded spine, the outside edge with the spine facing upward.
How to restore a water damaged book tsc restoration. A comprehensive guide to the installation and servicing of. If you have a book that will not be kept forever and the spine breaks, i find that a. Depending on what youre looking to fix, you can get your book up and running again. Mostly a largeformat paperback, though theres no universal agreement on exact size commonly its royalsized, though it often means tps 216 x 159mm or 8. The spine and joints of the wrapper cover should be reinforced with a paper lining. To repair a tear, use scissors to cut two sections of tape that are just longer than the tear. How to clean, repair and protect book dust jackets. A third division deals with the repair, restoration, and conservation of old used. Break in a hardcover book without ruining the spine. If they are wellmade you can use some supple kind of glue like tacky glue a craft glue that stays flexible to glue it all back together.
Place the tape on both sides of the tear, and smooth and press it down with a bone folder. Place a piece of wax paper between the cover and pages. Paperback rebinding at a library repair station aic. Attach the bone folder perpendicular to the end of the tape and roll out enough bookguard premium cloth tape for the length of the book. Cut firmly through the cloth, along the ruler, with the xacto knife. A stepbystep guide to book repair for beginners youtube. Leave it pressed firmly between two book ends or the weight of other books seated vertically on a shelf while it dries. Open the book and squeeze some glue onto the inside of the books spine, where the pages have pulled away. Does your book have a broken spine and you dont want to spend money on a new copy. For paperbacks, there are reddicovers with 5mil clear flexible polypropylene covers and a more flexible spine. Use a ruler to define the cutting edge, and carefully cut.
Step by step instructions on how to repair a bible cover or book spine. I wish to offer a personal perspective on the rebinding of paperback books. Some hardcover books need a little breaking inespecially if you experience creep text getting lost in the gutter of the pages. This kind of repair is used when the spine if offloose, and the hinges attaching the boards to the textblock are weakened or detached. Looking from the top of the spine, the book can be seen to consist of a.
How do i repair a paperback book where the pages are loose and the cover detached. I have a paperback book with a spine that has split in half. History, causes of deterioration, and simple book repair procedures. Gently place the edge of the book back in the spine of its cover, making sure the alignment is correct with the pages. Make sure this is perfect before you make it final, you dont want the cover to dry incorrectly.
The gardening channel with james prigioni recommended for you. How to repair a books binding tightening a gap between the pages and spine gather your equipment. How to effectively repair the spine on a paperback book. You can use some duck tape it comes in lots of colors now. While some may prefer to fold paperback books for more comfortable reading, this can cause undue pressure on the spine and result in torn bindings. Learn how to fix the book s spine yourself in these easytodo instructions. We always cover our paperbacks with circextender before putting them into circulation. In extreme cases, the binding of older books can become badly damaged when not. Do not do every page because this will put undue strain on the binding and result in a warped spine. Heres how to solve this problem without ruining the book s spine. Extend the life of a paperback book by making simple repairs with glue and tape. Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book of codex format from an ordered. Use this diy kit and stepbystep guide to fix your books.
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