Time for surgery for this vintage children’s book. Today I will lift the cover material on the boards to prepare for the new spine material (backstrip). Repairing this book binding will be done “in situ” rather than taking the cover off of the binding. Richard Scarry’s Busiest People Ever and Richard Scarry’s Best Mother Goose Ever will both be under the book repair knife today.
I am also talking about what kind of material to use for the new spine piece. Book board, cardboard, or mat board.
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