BOOK REPAIR FOR BEGINNERS: 
AN ILLUSTRATED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
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The "Illustraded Step-By-Step Guide" is a 44 page, easy to follow instructional booklet which includes 11 chapters.  The Guide is written to demonstrate proper book repair techniques for the amateur bookbinder.
 
 
Chapters 3-11 identify a book repair problem, the materials needed to correct the problem, and step-by-step pictorial techniques demonstrating the repair of the problem. 
 
Chapter 1:  Parts of a Book. 
Two photographs show and label the inside and outside parts of a book.  Page 1.
 
Chapter 2:  Book Repair Definitions:
Pages 2-5
A.  Bone Folder
B.  Bookboard
C.  End Paper
D.  Flyleaf
E.  Hinge and Loose Hinge
F.  Mull
G.  Signatures
H.  Spine
I.  Tab: Corner
J.  Tab:  Wing
K.  Tape:  Four Flapped Tape, Release Backing Tape, Double Hinge Tape, Hinge Cloth Tape
L.  Weights
 
Chapter 3:  Repairing a Torn Page (see the 'Repairing a Torn Page' page)
Pages 6-8.
 
Chapter 4:  Replacing a Loose Page
Six steps and seven photographs demonstrate how to replace a loose page.  Pages 9-12.
 
Chapter 5:  Replacing a Loose Signature
Eleven steps and twelve photographs demonstrate how to replace a loose signature.  Pages 13-18.
 
Chapter 6:  Reinforcing a Weak Hinge
Six steps and seven photographs demonstrate how to reinforce a weak hinge.  Pages 13-22.
 
Chapter 7:  Repairing a Loose Hinge
Six steps and seven photographs demonstrate how to repair a loose hinge.  Pages 23-26.
 
Chapter 8:  Repairing Broken Hinges
Ten steps and eleven photographs demonstrate how to repair broken hinges.  Pages 27-32.
 
Chapter 9:  Repairing a Damaged or Worn Corner
Seven steps and eight photographs demonstrate how to repair a damaged or worn corner.  Pages 33-36.
 
Chapter 10:  Repairing a Damaged or Worn Wing
Five steps and six photographs demonstrate how to repair a damaged or worn wing.  Pages 37-39.
 
Chapter 11:  Replacing a Worn or Damaged Spine
Eight steps and nine photographs demonstrate how to replace a worn or damaged spine.  Pages 40-44.
 
 
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