CONTENTS

Foreword: Page [7]
Chapter I
General Restoration: Page [15]
Chapter II
Removing Stains: Page [25]
Chapter III
Rebacking: Page [39]
Chapter IV
Repairing Old Binding: Page [51]
Chapter V
Rebinding: Page [77]
Chapter VI
The Book Shelves: Page [89]
Chapter VII
Book Buying: Page [99]
Chapter VIII
The Greek and Latin Classics: Page [111]
Index: Page [123]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Inlaid Levant Binding: [Frontispiece]
Re-lining Back: Page [21]
Vellum Bindings: Page [25]
Original Sheep Binding (1684) Rebacked: Page [39]
Cutting for Rebacking: Page [41]
Cutting for Rebacking: Page [42]
Loosening Leather for Rebacking: Page [43]
Setting New Back: Page [44]
Binding Head-Cap: Page [45]
Folder: Page [47]
Iron: Page [48]
Modern Levant Binding: Page [51]
Solander Slip-Case: Page [77]
Leather Slip-Covers: Page [89]
Slip-Cover: Page [92]
Kelmscott Press Book: Page [99]
Black Letter Virgil: Page [111]

CHAPTER I

GENERAL RESTORATION