Mending and Repair of Books (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Margaret Wright Brown

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332022669 ISBN 13 : 9781332022663

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Preserving books with practical, time-tested guidance

This guide offers librarians and long-time readers clear, actionable steps for protecting and extending the life of books. It covers when to bind, mend, or replace, and explains why careful handling matters to a library’s collection and the reading public. In plain, shop-floor terms, you’ll find instructions on choosing the right moments to rebind, how to mend without hampering future rebinding, and how to assess a book’s value and durability. The book also practicalizes common-sense routines, from preparing a mending table to selecting materials and applying paste correctly. It emphasizes cleanliness and consistent care as essential parts of good library service.

• Deciding whether to bind, mend, or replace based on condition and cost
• Step-by-step methods for repairing torn pages, loose sections, and weak joints
• Guidance on mending materials, tools, and safe, effective techniques
• Care, cleaning, and shellacking to protect covers and extend life

Ideal for librarians, archivists, and anyone responsible for preserving books in circulation or in collections.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Mending and Repair of Books

The task of mending demands so much of the time and energy of library workers and is a factor of such economic importance in every public library that it cannot be put aside as incidental.

It is hoped that these suggestions may give definite aid in this homely task which is ever present in all libraries.

No attempt has been made to give instruction in the advanced processes of mending, as this at once encroaches on the art of binding.

The best mending can be done only where an acquaintance with the construction of the book has been acquired through a study of the various processes of binding. Librarians are urged to visit binderies to see the various processes; and to study the art of binding under personal instruction of experienced binders whenever this is feasible.

It is not probable that any one librarian will use all of the processes suggested, and some of these will apply only to exceptional cases; but the directions cover diversified conditions in order that the librarian may have the necessary information whenever required.

The experienced mender. This handbook has not been prepared for the use of the larger libraries where a bindery is a part of the equipment, or where there are on the staff those trained in binding and hence experienced menders.

The inexperienced mender. The purpose of this handbook is to give practical aid and guidance to librarians who are entirely inexperienced in the work of mending and repair of books and whose knowledge must be gained through self-instruction.

The compilers have drawn upon many sources and have endeavored to make available the suggestions received and methods used by many librarians and practical binders, and grateful acknowledgment is herewith made for the co-operation and helpful suggestions received from them.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332022669
• ISBN 13: 9781332022663
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 28
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