Friday 26 June 2009
Isle of Man?
This is an embossed design on the front cover. The three legged symbol is from the Isle of Man but other than this I have no idea where this book came from originally
The Spine
End Papers
Dante's Inferno
Friday 12 June 2009
Page Decoupage
Grandma's Memories
Thursday 11 June 2009
The Finished article
Spine Lining
Spine Lining Removed
This is the spine after removing the old spine lining. Done using some methyl cellulose and a small artist's palette knife. Not a bad result I decided not to remove the mull and resew the whole book block. The spine does tend to rack out of shape but the book block is pretty solid with very few loose pages so I just thought I'd make matters worse
Wednesday 20 May 2009
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
Hmm bit of a tricky one this. The outer part of the spine is missing but the bookblock is sound and there are no pages falling out. I can do the repair using the Inside Spine Repair feature here.
The problem is what to do about the spine racking out of shape, remove the old lining paper and re glue, glue over the top of the original lining paper, or do nothing and hope the repaired spine supports the book better?
The problem is what to do about the spine racking out of shape, remove the old lining paper and re glue, glue over the top of the original lining paper, or do nothing and hope the repaired spine supports the book better?
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