The restoration of leather bindings / Bernard C. Middleton ; drawings by Aldren A. Watson and Seymour Fleishman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Middleton, Bernard C., 1924-2019.

Contributor:

British Library.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leather bindings (Bookbinding)--Conservation and restoration.

Leather bindings (Bookbinding).

Bookbinding--Repairing.

Bookbinding.

Physical Description:

xv, 308 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

4th ed., rev. and expanded.

Place of Publication:

New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press ; London : British Library, 2004.

Summary:

"This celebrated book is a classic on the fine art and craft of restoring leather bookbinding. Middleton is one of Britain's pre-eminent practitioners and scholars on the subject. He writes with the rare insight of long practice and hard-won authority. Nowhere else can a student of this craft find clearer or more detailed explanations of the restorer's lore and science." "This is Middleton's fourth revised and expanded edition. This edition features a new, full-colour, identifying guide for leather and papers most likely found in bookbinding. The section on suppliers has been completely updated along with a comprehensive index." "This definitive work belongs on the shelf of every bibliophile, librarian, conservator, book restorer, and binder interested in this unique art form."--Jacket.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Definition of Terms

3. Workshop Tools, Equipment, and Materials

4. Cleaning the Bindings

5. Removing the Original Spine

6. Alternatives to Resewing

7. Resewing

8. Gluing Up, Rounding, and Backing

9. Headbanding

10. Back Lining

11. Preparation of Boards for Rebacking

12. Rebacking

13. Repairing Inner Joints

14. Replacing the Original Spine

15. Repairing Caps and Outer Joints Without Rebacking

16. Repairing Caoutchouc Bindings

17. Repairing Corners

18. Blending in New Endpapers

19. Straightening Warped Boards

20. Rebonding Old Pasteboards

21. Salvaging Old Sides

22. Staining, Ageing, Tooling, and Furbishing

23. Record of Repairs

24. Rebinding of Antiquarian Books

25. Supplement to the Third Edition.

Notes:

Edition statement from t.p. verso; t.p. erroneously has: third edition, revised and expanded.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-289) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version: Middleton, Bernard C., 1924- Restoration of leather bindings.

ISBN:

158456119X

9781584561194

0712348476

9780712348478

OCLC:

54847850