Book Repair & Conservation

Books are repositories of knowledge, memories, and personal history. Some years ago, I developed a dedicated online reference site showing book lovers and collectors how to safely preserve and mend cherished volumes.

The instructions on the website are based on the definitive practical work of Artemis BonaDea (an industry-renowned preservation expert and Alaskan librarian), alongside standard conservation literature by Matt T. Roberts and Don Etherington, combined with my own hands-on workshop experience.

Whether you need to tighten a wobbly hardcover hinge, reback a split cloth spine, mend torn pages with reversible wheat starch paste and Japanese tissue, or reinforce paperbacks, you will find clear, step-by-step guides at book-repair.com.