Restoration of Antiquarian Leather Book Bindings.
• Re-backing damaged leather volumes, duplicating the original material, coloration, patterning and tooling as closely as possible.
• Re-backing spine over, if the majority of the original spine is salvageable laying it over newly matched leather spine.
• Insetting original tooled inner panels or medallions from very badly damaged boards into new leather boards, colored and tooled to blend the original material with the new.
• Reinforcing hinges, or head and tail caps on less worn volumes with carefully matched and pared leather.
• Re-cornering and rebuilding the badly dented, worn, or rubbed corners of leather boards to protect the integrity of the text block and re-solidify the book aesthetically.
• Recreating by hand in period 15 th - 20 th century full, half or three quarter leather bindings with period style gilt or blind tooling and labels.
• All internal paper repairs, and re-sewing broken volumes when necessary.
• Refurbishing, cleaning, oiling and all other aspects of leather book binding conservation.
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