CONTENTS 
Introduction 1
Notes for the Bookbinder 7
Checking and Collating 7 
Equipment 8
Paper 9
Cloth 10 
Boards 10 
Sundries 11 
Retouching 13 
Chemicals 14 
Paper that will cause problems 14 
Cleaning by dry and wet processes 15 
Sizing 17 
Water stains 19 
Solvent cleaning 20 
Bleaching 21 
Fungal spores 21 
Foxing 22 
Insects 22 
Practical repairs 24 
Dust on the head 25 
Dog ears 26 
Failure of an Adhesive 27 
Scuffed and missing cloth 27 
Damaged corners 30 
Stained cloth 32 
Paper repair 35 
A torn leaf 36 
Missing fragments 37 
Reinforcing the edges of leaves 37 
Illustrations 39 
Guarding sections 42 
Missing leaves and facsimiles 45 
Maps and Diagrams 47 
Joining sections together 48 
Standard repairs 51 
Practical Work 52 
Preparation of boards 54 
Preparation of endpapers 55 
Endpapers 59 
The replacement endpaper joint 59 
Sewing through the joint 63 
Broken spines 64 
Linings and Stiffeners 65 
Headbands 67 
Reinforcing and linings 67 
The Stiffener 70 
Hollow backs 71 
Procedure for case making 74 
Alternative procedure for case making 77 
Problems 79 
Rorming the stiffener 81 
A simple reback 81 
Book or dust jackets 84 
Slipcases 85 
Alternative Cloth Cased Binding 87 
Large volumes 89 
The Caoutchouc Method 92 
The Lumbeck Process 92 
Library style in cloth 96 
Casing in 98 
Replacing the spine 101 
Finishing 102 
Sources of supply 107 
Recommended reading 111 
Index 113