Book rebinding, repair and custom restoration services. Treasured books such as bibles, prayer books, books passed on from family and books with sentimental value from friends can be repaired andor rebound. Your print finishing and bookbinding needs are our priority whether your project requires mechanical, perfect, or short run case binding, specialty print finishing, a custom solution that. If you have just one item that you would like us to work on, we would love to fix that old worn treasure or newer binding that just hasnt held up. Thebookpatch offers all the resources needed to self publish a book. We have no minimums for our book repair and restoration services. All orders are produced at our centrally located plant in kansas city, missouri. Followed by binding and rare book conservation training and career. Publishing consultants book publishers publishers 785 5944054.
Each and every book is handled and treated with respect as a treasured part of your life, whether it be a bible. Leonards book restoration hand book rebinding, repair. I just want to keep them on my bookshelves so they look nice. This binding references those intriguing books that have accumulated layers of history, home repair, and minutiae that often work to obscure each other. Best 30 antique book repair in kansas city, mo with. How can i repair used paperback books and keep them out of the recycling bin. Marianne hanley, assistant conservator manages circulating collections rehousing and repair unit, trains and supervises workstudy. People often wonder where to get their bible rebound when it ages. Is your favorite book falling apart or shedding pages or its cover. These books are simple, dont require many tools, and are endlessly customizable.
Whether you are printing a hardcover novel, cookbook, yearbook, childrens book, or any other book genre, you can now turn your dream of getting published into a bookstore quality hardback edition. The goal of restoration is to return the book to a. Bringing a wide variety of materials and experience for your restoration and repair needs anywhere in the usa. Theresa, community artist, will give handson instruction and each participant will create a handbound book from upcycled materials. As a library bindery, our day to day task is to repair and rebind existing books for libraries.
For a quality rebinding job done on a wellloved book, regardless of its market value, we can help. I have a very old paperback thats falling apart literally. There are some cases that will require extensive repair. Durable yet beautiful leather will last the life of your bible and beyond. We are members of the american institute for conservation book and paper group, the guild of bookworkers, and the texas association of museums. As a library bindery, our day to day task is to repair and rebind existing books for. Sewn hardcover bindings in your choice of buckram, linen or leather hard.
To repair the binding of a book, purchase acidfree binding glue, and remove any loose pages from the book. The covington group 4050 pennsylvania, kansas city, mo, 64111. Personal preservation kstate libraries kansas state university. How can you patch up a paperback book thats falling apart. If youve got loose or torn pages, a detached cover, broken binding, or dirty smudges all over your book, dont fret.
At our printing firm, we get many requests to bind software manuals, instruction manuals, and many varieties of softcovered books using perfect binding. Library binding heckman bindery book binding conservation digitization brian baird brian j. Bible repair and bible restoration are two of our top services requested, and may appeal to customers interested in converting old delicate family bibles into useable copies capable of being picked up, handled, or even brought to a bible study. The advantage is that it completely rebinds the book so the old, hard, crumbly binding is irrelevant. Book rebinding, repair and custom restoration services we offer quality custom book repair, rebinding, wedding album repair, bible rebinding, hand crafted journals and much more. Do you have a trade paperback that has fallen on hard times. For over twenty years the book doctor has provided custom bookbinding, book restoration, and book and bible repair services to customers nationwide. The phone directory on your desktop is a common example. Bookbinding has changed over the last decade from large runs of a single item to smallscale production of many different printed. Repairrestore old scrapbooks we received my bible today.
I have some books that i love, but they dont necessarily have much value in themselves. Whether you need a small repair, have a book that requires full conservation treatment, need to repair a leather or cloth binding, or want a custom album or journal for a special occasion, panther peak bindery is ready to help you with your project. Whether you have one book or several that need repair, we can cost effectively restore your books to their younger versions. We use genuine leathers, standard bookbinding cloth, or imitation leather cloth, but never bonded leather. Based out of north kansas city, mo we know books, we know printing. Unlike other book restoration services, we can usually repair your book within 15 days. Today we are recommended by many libraries, bookstores, and dealers. Five years later, in 2001, the landmark store was closed, and eric moved his collection of rare, outofprint, and quality used books and magazines to a new location in carroll county, indianaright next to our house in the old burrows fire station.
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These bible covers are handcrafted and have a lifetime warranty on the binding. Quickly and easily restore your beloved bibles, cook books, history books, or childrens books to like new with help from our experts. Christian books, music, bibles, gifts, home school products cpo redeemed books home. Be it live music, a reading, a book release or an art opening, prosperos intimate, 3rdfloor offers a live experience not found anywhere else in kansas city. The disadvantage is that the page margins are reduced, so if the margin was. Layout, design, cover content and bindingwhatever your book printing needs, you can trust alphagraphics marketing specialists. This includes disassembly, page repair of the binding edge, and partial resewing. Using a book or binding glue can help you reattach pages that have come loose from the book. I love your comment about each book repair is different and one should closely examine the book you want to fix. Verheyen, head of preservation and conservation began with circulating collections repair while workstudy student at johns hopkins.
Book and paper conservation, library binding, limited edition binding. If youd rather browse the various leather types, see our. We also have lots of fun classes where we teach traditional and modern binding structures. The restoration bookstore provides books and materials supporting the original doctrine of the reorganized church of jesus christ of latter day saints. For those interested in making books, japanese book binding is an ideal place to start. Order your ondemand book printing or selfpublishing at. Other services include lectures, consulting, and hand bookbinding instruction. We print in digital and offset formats in print ranges from 10 copies to 50000 copies depending on page count and binding style. Commercial print finishing and bookbinding wrapups, inc. I am not a fan of elmers glue for book repairs, but since most people have some on hand and it is relatively inexpensive, i am ok with you recommending it. Baker offers a full range of conservation services for books and printed works on paper and parchment. Then, apply a thin layer of glue to the spot where the page fell out of the book, and set the page so the end is reattached to the spine.
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