Repair Work
The Settlement Cookbook before my repair work was done, no existing spine and covers fully detached
Repaired copy of The Settlement Cookbook, with spine re-made to match the covers, corners repaired.
Book of Nonsense before repairs were done
Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense repaired. New spine inlay painted to match the yellow and the dirt on the covers. Corners repaired.
The Boston Cookbook prior to all the repairs
Boston Cookbook post-repairs. Paper repairs done inside, tape removed, and boards re-attached.
Baking Book before repairs. No back cover at all, text block falling apart, covered in tape.
Baking Book after repairs. This book needed a new case, made out of cloth toned to match the remnants of covering material available to me, which were put on the cover. Text block guarded and re-sewn.
Before picture of someone's class book, falling apart. Covered with a mottled cloth meant to look like leather.
The Class Book, cleaned up and with a new spine to match the shiny mottled cover
Spanish/English dictionary prior to reback
Leather reback of this small Spanish/English dictionary. Boards re-attached with tissue and then with leather toned to match the covers. Bug damage disappeared.
Both the leather rebacks I've done, stacked on one another