The Booklover's Repair Kit   At Home with Art (with Caroline Seebohm and Christopher Simon Sykes) At Home with Books (with Caroline Seebohm and Christopher Simon Sykes) GENERAL: The Preservation Directorate of the Library of Congress PERIODICALS: The Abbey Newsletter, Bookbinding and Conservation CLASSES ON BOOKBINDING AND REPAIR: American Academy of Bookbinding The Center for Book Arts Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts The San Francisco Center for the Book The Guild of Bookworkers Planetary Collage CONSERVATION RESOURCES: The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Conservation OnLine The Guild of Bookworkers MATERIALS: University Products		This unique kit provides step-by-step instructions and all the materials you need to patch, preserve, repair, and restore the books you love in your own home--with no previous experience required. Includes sufficient mending materials of archival quality to repair 25 or more books. Tools and materials are not only difficult to find in one source but would cost well over one hundred dollars if purchased individually. The kit includes: The Booklover's Repair Manual: 8 1/4 x 10 1/4, 160-page hard-cover, gloriously illustrated with more than 65 photographs and instructional drawings. Scroll down to read more about the contents of the Manual. pH-neutral adhesive document-cleaning pad transparent mending tape mounting and hinging tape red cotton library tape bone folder art gum eraser soft white eraser Pink Pearl eraser microspatula dust cloth silicone release paper binder's board archival mat board Canson paper cotton gloves bamboo brush china bristle brush artist brushes, #2 and #4 knitting needle plastic cutting board bulldog clamps archival permanent glue stick The Booklover's Repair Manual was written and illustrated by experts on the preservation of books, reviewed by conservators, and tested by a panel of novices of different ages and aptitudes. It begins with a basic lesson about the construction of books, and proceeds with step-by step instructions for each repair project, illustrated with both frameable, instructional drawings by master bookbinder Timothy C. Ely and original photographs by Leonard Morris. It is also augmented with memories and legendary quotes about the collecting and general care of books and about the passions they inspire in book lovers. CONTENTS Preface Foreword from the Experts Diagram of Book Parts Glossary Book Care and Repair Materials Bad Things That Happen to Good Books PART ONE Troubles Inside Your Books Mending Tears in Pages Reattaching Loose Flyleaves, Pages, and Illustrations Flattening Wrinkles or Folds in Pages and Flyleaves Drying Wet Books PART TWO Injuries to the Outside of Your Books Reinforcing Loose Covers Repairing and Cleaning Dust Jackets Repairing Damaged Book Corners Distressed Headbands and Tailbands Repairing the Head and Tail of the Spine Repairing Frayed Cover Edges PART THREE Labels and Bookplates Loose Labels and Bookplates Making Your Own Bookplates PART FOUR Mending Your Paperbacks Paperbacks in Retrospect Rescuing Paperback Covers PART FIVE Cleaning and Care of Your Books Why Books Need Cleaning Dusting and Cleaning Books Cleaning Soiling and Smudges off Book Covers and Pages Tender Loving Care and Handling of Your Books Resource Directory Acknowledgments Index