How to Repair a Vintage Paperback | Book Repair and Care 101

DISCLAIMER: If you have particularly valuable, collectible, or sentimental books, I highly recommend taking them to a professional bookbinder for restoration rather than attempting any of these techniques yourself. Not every technique will be appropriate for every book, and I am not an expert in book conservation or restoration, although I do use these techniques myself frequently and have been taught by people with decades of experience in the secondhand book industry. These tutorials are aimed at helping out with average books which aren’t worth the cost of being taken to a specialist, and as such, I hope you find them useful. That said, by all means check out the comments for others’ results, experience, and criticism before deciding whether to try a repair technique yourself.

Introduction to Book Care and Repair 101:    • An Introduction (and Disclaimer) to B...  

Tools used: Water-based/PVA glue, paintbrush, rubber bands, and a book press (or pile of heavy books!)

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