The library’s conservation lab is ready for Halloween! PS that is a sample book from our commercial library bindery, not an actual library book! I would NEVER put tape on a library book! Not no how, not no way!
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Today’s project…a REALLY BIG BOOK!
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Last week, I took a tour of the Phoenix Art Museum’s library, which is open to the public and full of wonders. One of those is The Astaire Library of Costume and Fashion. This small room within the art library houses an assortment of books on such topics as fashion, etiquette and art, which were […]
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Spotted this cute cover with a dapper bicycle riding man on it. The red cloth of the spine has faded dramatically, but the cover was still a nice bright red, and the gold stamped decoration remains shiny. The book is “The Wheels of Chance” by H.G. Wells, and this edition was published in 1896.
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1970s in the streets, 1870s in the sheets.
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Yes, I am that kind of person who visits the local library while on vacation. This is the bike rack outside of Syracuse’s petite Petit library in the Wescott neighborhood.
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Stained glass pages
This book has translucent plastic plates of medieval stained glass windows! What a cool feature…I’ve never seen anything like it! Many of the plates have come loose, however, so we’ll tip them back in before the book is returned to the library shelves.
Awwwww, poor little book!
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Paper curls from cleaning the spine of an old, big book in the conservation lab. I usually start out my spine cleaning by using a special dull knife to scrape away as much of the paper lining as I can, until I get down to the crash/mull/super fabric lining underneath. That’s when I switch to […]
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Disbinding a metal book
Today I dis-bound this book with a metal cover, so that it can go to the commercial bindery and get a new cover (the cover has gotten rather sharp and has been referred to as a ‘shiv’ by our cataloging department). Don’t worry, we have another pristine copy in special collections! This copy was our […]