Restoration & Conservation
Book restoration is one of our specialisms. We have been repairing old and damaged books for over 30 years, including commissioned work for museums and rare collections libraries. Our workshop uses traditional methods to retain the character of the original binding, using best quality Morocco, goat and calf leathers as appropriate.
Books are assessed in consultation with the customer and repairs agreed to reflect the content and spirit of the original.
For more information about prices please contact us for a quote.
Materials
We use only the best quality materials for all our new and restoration bindings.
Leather
We use best quality Moroccan goatskins and calf leathers, available in a range of colours.
Cloth
Good quality bookcloths and hard wearing buckrams.
Thread and glue
The linen thread is waxed for strength and durability. All our books are restored using specialised bookbinding PVAs.
Embossing / tooling / blocking
We use gold, silver and colour foils for all our restoration work.
What we can repair:
Please get in touch for prices and quotes.
- Raised bands
- Sewing
- End pages
- Repair torn pages
- Leather or cloth re-backs
- Rebind in leather, cloth, and more
- Rebind as a hardcover or as a softcover
- Blind embossing
- Re-dye faded leather
- Gold tooling and blocking in gold, silver & coloured foils
“Thank you so much for repairing and renovating our family Bible. You really have done a wonderful job and the family are all thrilled”
Tony Hare-Scott
Portscatho, Truro
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