Binding101 has all you need to repair and care for damaged and broken book bindings, including full book repair kit, tape, corner reinforcement protectors, flexible adhesive and more. Remove deteriorated spine and replace with a new spine made from matching or compatible buckram and lined with acidneutral bristol board. They are highly portable, thus taking an amazing amount of abuse. Bookthink book repair how to reattach detached covers. The first step is to apply glue to the back cover, which also has the backstrip still attached. How my dad saved my book and how you can save your books too from spine breaks. Mar 25, 20 reattaching a spine is a simple affair providing the cover and board are sound and of good quality.
In the case of a paperback, the visible portion of the spine is part of this flexible layer. The picture at left shows, from top to bottom, a spine cocked hard cover, a spine cocked trade paperback, and an undamaged hard cover. The scoring of the cover material ensures that the paper does not crack when the text is wrapped around the cover. Given a choice between a hardcover and paperback book with the same cover design, i will almost always pick the paperback. If a book is falling apart i have removed the covers, cleaned off any old glue i could, realigned the pages and reglued the spine, reattached the covers and saved many a book for years of future use. Simple techniques for the maintenance and repair of books. The latter quality is very important for books that are handled frequently. Followed by binding and rare book conservation training and career. White cloth book repair tape safe cloth library book hinging repair tape, made in the usa, acid free and archival safe. Step by step instructions on how to repair a bible cover or book. Can i have my brand new bookbible rebound with a nicer or custom cover. Aug 19, 2015 given a choice between a hardcover and paperback book with the same cover design, i will almost always pick the paperback.
I have listed here the techniques that are covered on this site and i do encourage you to seek the assistance of bookbinders if you are unsure of whether to repair your book or not. Then you have to get something called bookbinders sizepaste. Make sure the adhesive side is face down so that the white paper is facing you. Book binding super cloth 18x30 sheet by linecobook making supplies. Verheyen, head of preservation and conservation began with circulating collections repair while workstudy student at johns hopkins. Cover spine of book torn or deteriorated, either partially or completely, around outer hinges, headcap, or tail. How to effectively repair the spine on a paperback book quora. How to repair a damaged book cover ifixit repair guide. If the spine linings are intact, there is very little work. The one drawback they have measured against hardcovers is that their spines crack very easily. Mending a book with book repair tape hinge tightening instructions demco inc 25 videos most use tapes for repairing headcaps, spines, tears suny new paltz library book repair spine repair part i book repair spine repair part ii american university library how to repair a book spine. Or they sit on a morgue shelf in the back room waiting for the book elves to sneak in some night and fix them.
Using a popsicle stick, spread the glue so that it covers the spine evenly. If they are wellmade you can use some supple kind of glue like tacky glue a craft glue that stays flexible to glue it all back together. Book repair basics for libraries american library association. How to repair paperback books book binding, book repair. If i really want a boon to stay in good condition, i get the hardback. Book repair for hardcover books how to repair your. Reattaching the spine of a book national library of. Glue spine and cracked pages with neutral ph archival glue, bind, dry overnight, then tape with clear packing tape. Split book body torn curled pages damaged sewing dirty hardware. This lesson covers everything from double fan glue binding to splitting the original spine so it sticks better. It is important to repair a damaged paperback book as soon as possible, before the cover or individual pages separate from the spine and become lost forever. Does craft bond tacky glue or qucik grip can be used in bonding book repair.
To reduce the amount of creasing, however, dont let the two covers front and back touch each other when reading. One you have a solid block put more glue on the spine and a thin bead on the face and back, parallel to the spine but no more than 45 mm wide. The spine of the book should be scored, to allow the cover to wrap around the interior pages. In these cases, a protective enclosure such as a clam shell or drop spine box, a slipcase or portfolio would be an appropriate way to protect the volume from further deterioration. How to repair your old or damaged books to likenew condition. Step 1 how to repair a damaged book cover lay the contact paper on a smooth, clean surface. Use strapping tape to adhere demco book jacket covers. How do i repair a paperback book where the pages are loose and the cover detached. This repair guide will help you to repair a torn or bent book cover. I show you how to glue it and tape it back together heres the book thats become separated from its cover so im going to lay down a little mod podge in the areas that are separate anyway there.
Hey i borrowed my sisters paperback book she told me shed kill me if i. A page is coming loose from one of your paperback, trade paperback or hardcover books. Sep 26, 2014 cover the spine area of the cover with plastic glue. Nov 12, 2015 now that weve covered all of the most common repairs that you can make inside a book, well move out to the cover mending a torn cover spine. Most paperbacks and some hard cover books have a perfect binding. On a paperback book, as soon as you open it, a crease appears on the spine. Feb 07, 2008 the tape itself can be colored with markers before applying it to the book to a similar color of the books spine will be less noticeable if you want. One can print, score and fold a ushaped cover, insert the glue strip and then rebind the pages our coverbind product line offers prescored 8. If youve got loose or torn pages, a detached cover, broken binding, or dirty smudges. Mend torn pages, reattach loose pages, replace the ends h e e t 3.
Simple techniques for the maintenance and repair of books k. Still, i am very determined at preventing cracked spines. I just want a flexible glue but i dont know if craft bond tacky glue or quick grip can be used on that. Glue is applied, therefore, to both the backstrip and the 14 cover strip. Good repair cannot be done to a book while the jacket is attached. Align and affix the cover, clamp the entire book overnight. Glue options for perfect bound paperback books diy bookbinding. Clamp the hole stack together in a vice, a press or with boards and clamps whatever you have to your disposal.
Perhaps an entire section of pages has detached itself from the gluebound spine. There are many kinds of damage encountered in repairing books. Many factors are considered before defining a book as rare. The spine of the book is part of the cover of the book and is the same thickness of the interior pages of the book. In particular, either one or both covers are torn or have come off, or the entire cover is detached from the pages. Jul 20, 2017 paperback books make up the bulk of most peoples personal libraries. Browse fiverr freelance service marketplace and select paperback designer top freelancers by their categories and skills. Now that weve covered all of the most common repairs that you can make inside a book, well move out to the cover mending a torn cover spine. Alternative methods of binding that are cheaper but less. It will help you identify the repair need before you contact us by phone or email. Gaylord has offered training manuals for the repair of books since 1924. Get the book repair playbyplay and mend that broken book cover. For those books that are close to heart, mend the bindings and corners using the helpful tips and product suggestions below.
Dry heat and exposure to the sun will damage leather in this fashion. Make sure this is perfect before you make it final, you dont want the cover to dry incorrectly. Important is to have all pages lined up and clamped firmly together. Maybe a significant crack in the glue binding has formed and it seems that fully separated pages are just around the corner. Gently place the edge of the book back in the spine of its cover, making sure the alignment is correct with the pages. Paperback books make up the bulk of most peoples personal libraries. You either dont buy them because they wont repay a rebind or a reback. A quick overview of how i repair hardbound books with detached covers. Book spine calculator book thickness calculator what is a. Book repair for hardcover books page 5 how to repair. Glue options for perfect bound paperback books diy. In general the purpose of restoration is to make a book once again useable in a fashion that honors and reflects its original construction and appearance.
You can also cut a single long strip to run the tape vertically the entire length of the book and join the cover to the spine only partially covers the spine depending on how thick the tape strip and book spine are. Do you have a trade paperback that has fallen on hard times. Bookbinding tape by gaffer power, black cloth book repair tape safe cloth library book hinging repair tape, made in the usa, acid free and archival safe 4. If you look at the structure of signature sewn books, you will see that the book block spine is not glued to anything the mull and endsheets are what connect the book block to the cover. Wrap the tape across the front cover, snugly around the spine of the book. Hardcover books are more complex in their construction than most paperback books so the repairs can sometimes be more involved. The archives and rare books library at the university of cincinnati believes the standards used today are more or less the same as the standards literary historian and bibliophile johann vogt recorded over 250 years ago. Reattaching a spine is a simple affair providing the cover and board are sound and of good quality. Book repair for hardcover books page 5 how to repair your. Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book of codex format from an ordered stack of paper sheets that are folded together into sections or sometimes left as a stack of individual sheets.
Gain triedandtrue book repair tips from your peers. A detached cover can be reattached using this glue and because it remains flexible the opening and closing of the book wont break the cover loose. I have listed here the techniques that are covered on this site and i do encourage you to seek the assistance of bookbinders if you are. Open the book and squeeze some glue onto the inside of the book s spine, where the pages have pulled away. Reattaching the spine of a book national library of australia. Bookbinding tape, white cloth book repair tape for bookbinders, semitransparent hinging tape, craft tape, 2 inches by 45 feet bookbinding tape by gaffer power, white cloth book repair tape safe cloth library book hinging repair tape, made in the usa, acid free and archival safe. My old cover is in good shape, but is detached from the body of the book. Remove the entire cover on a paperback you can leave the covers but remove the spine. Eventually, many of these books require some degree of repair. Feb 28, 2020 browse fiverr freelance service marketplace and select paperback designer top freelancers by their categories and skills. Measuring and cutting the repair patch preparing the book fitting the repair patch gluing the repair patch turning in under endpapers endpapers and hinges often the head or tail area of a book cover spine wears out while the rest of the book is still in good condition. The book in this case was sound as far as the contents, but the spine had disintegrated beyond repair.
Unlike the hollow backs of hardcover books, paperback covers are glued. Raised bands, gold tooling and new labels completed the work. Clean the book jacket cover or insert the jacket into a new cover. To make this repair a little less complex, i have broken it down into 6 stages.
The stack is then bound together along one edge by either sewing with thread through the folds or by a layer of flexible adhesive. How to fix the cover of a paperback book pen and the pad. Viewing 12 posts 1 through 12 of 12 total author posts march 8, 20 at 4. Flatten the edge of the contact paper along the spine of your book. Paperbacks take up less space in my bags and bookshelves, are much lighter and are much handier when reading. I have a paperback book with a spine that has split in half.
The vast majority of spine repairs i undertake at the library come from the outer spines falling off the book. For just a loose page or two, use a technique called tipping in pages. This repair makes use of a library binding type of bookcloth. Is your favorite book falling apart or shedding pages or its cover. A strong and flexible layer, which may or may not be the glue itself, holds the book together. My older sister bought an out of print book off of ebay for her kids this christmas. Both hardbacks and paperbacks can become spine cocked. Paperback books are especially vulnerable to the wear and tear caused by voracious readers. Extend the life of a paperback book by making simple repairs with glue and tape. Cover the spine area of the cover with plastic glue.
Jan 26, 2016 glue spine and cracked pages with neutral ph archival glue, bind, dry overnight, then tape with clear packing tape. It also provides information on reinforcing your cover so it does not happen again. It is evident how much a book has been loved by how blemished or damaged it is. Bookguard 3 inch premium cloth bookbinding repair tape, 15 yard roll, brown. A book with its spine cracked is one where the book automatically falls open to a place where the binding has been substantially weakened.
Book repair how to reattach a cover rebecca walker. Can i have my brand new book bible rebound with a nicer or custom cover. The scoring of the cover material ensures that the paper does. You can also cut a single long strip to run the tape vertically the entire length of the book and join the cover to the spine only partially covers the spine depending on how thick the tape. This kind of repair is used when the spine if offloose and the hinges attaching the boards to the textblock are weakened or detached. Personally, i dont mind if a paperback book gets a tad beat up. Dec 06, 2011 this kind of repair is used when the spine if offloose and the hinges attaching the boards to the textblock are weakened or detached. Leather book restoration and repair leather book restoration requires thought and consideration of each project even before the work is begun. Apr 16, 2008 does craft bond tacky glue or qucik grip can be used in bonding book repair. Can i have a custom cover made, bound and imprinted on my scrapbook. Unfortunately my books seem to be suffering several times over. How to effectively repair the spine on a paperback book. In a hardbound book the covers are generally made up of a strong cardboard covered on the outside with cloth or paper and covered on the inside by the end sheet.
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