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'Carrots', Just a Little Boy - Mrs. Molesworth, 1891

3/16/2019

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'Carrots' came to me in decent shape from a $1 sale, but the joints were torn and the textblock was solid be separated from the covers. 
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The textblock had taken parts of the front and back pastedown with it, but they were still present, so I saved them for later.
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First step is clean all of the old spine lining and glue off of the textblock.
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Much better.
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After lining the spine with kozo paper using methyl cellulose, I opted to practice some sewn silk endbands on this book. It didn't come with endbands originally, and if it had they would've been the pre-fabbed, glued-on type, but this was a great opportunity to practice the skill on an inexpensive binding.
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Using red and gold based on the cover art, I think it turned out nicely!
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Here's the completed reback. After the endbands, the spine was lined with another layer of kozo paper, then linen, then paper. A new spine piece was fitted into the boards, new spine cloth was toned to match the existing cloth, then everything was slid, glued, and pressed together. 
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Evangelisches Choralbuch, ~1890

3/16/2019

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After allowing this volume to passively grace my music stand for several years, I decided it would be better appreciated by a pianist friend of mine, and so restored it to a usable state. The textblock was coming loose at the signatures and was almost completely separated from its case. I repaired the signatures, resewed and lined the textblock, then refit the textblock into the original case after lightly treating the spine leather to quell disintegration at the head and heel.
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Signatures re-guarded with kozo paper and bone-folded.
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Textblock re-sewn and lined with kozo paper and linen.
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Completed repair. While the textblock was being repaired, the spine leather was lined with kozo paper on the inside and powdery areas were treated with Klucel G to prevent further deterioration.
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