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bergclimber34 said:
I have quite an old paperback book that I read a fair bit, but the pages are coming away from the spine and are falling out.
Is there anything you can do about this? If it was one or two I would tape them, but it is quite a few, books is falling apart and is hard to rebuy
Buy some spline glue from Amazon?Is there anything you can do about this? If it was one or two I would tape them, but it is quite a few, books is falling apart and is hard to rebuy
Here's a snippet from Ivor Robinson, look him up there's even a Wiki page about him that quotes him: British master craftsman and fine bookbinder, internationally renowned and one of the most important of the late 20th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Robinson_(craft...
I worked alongside his bookbinding dept for many years before he retired in 1989. I left a year later to run my own book publishing business for over 30 yrs.
Yes, a modern PVA glue will suffice.
However, glue alone will likely not be enough, it will eventually break down, crack, split again, and you'll be back to square one.
You'll need some label 'cloth' (fine mesh) to give strength and make it last.
Glues can be 'hot' or 'cold' type.
Here's Ivor's 'old 'recipe' for his glue (paste) from a book all about him that I still have. I don't think you need to go these lengths, although...
'Into a saucepan place 2oz or plain flour, add slowly half a pint of cold water, stirring with a wooden spoon. Bring to boil, stirring continuously as the mixture thickens. Remove from heat, add pinch of crushed thymol crystals and beat well. The paste can be thinned with boiled water if necessary.'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Robinson_(craft...
I worked alongside his bookbinding dept for many years before he retired in 1989. I left a year later to run my own book publishing business for over 30 yrs.
Yes, a modern PVA glue will suffice.
However, glue alone will likely not be enough, it will eventually break down, crack, split again, and you'll be back to square one.
You'll need some label 'cloth' (fine mesh) to give strength and make it last.
Glues can be 'hot' or 'cold' type.
Here's Ivor's 'old 'recipe' for his glue (paste) from a book all about him that I still have. I don't think you need to go these lengths, although...
'Into a saucepan place 2oz or plain flour, add slowly half a pint of cold water, stirring with a wooden spoon. Bring to boil, stirring continuously as the mixture thickens. Remove from heat, add pinch of crushed thymol crystals and beat well. The paste can be thinned with boiled water if necessary.'
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