Sandy Bill of Texas / Beadle's Pocket Library v.37 (1893)
Remove pamphlet binder; reverse previous mends; wash; deacidify; line; fill losses; rebind in post binding
Before Treatment
Item in pamphlet binder |
Cover image faced with repair tape |
Severely brittle, restricted opening |
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Severely brittle, restricted opening |
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During Treatment
Brittle cover page with losses, repair tape removed |
Toning Tengujo lining tissue with acrylic paint & methyl cellulose |
Toning handmade Western paper & preparing cover fills |
Paring cover fills
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Trimming out lined sheets |
Custom L-sleeves and post binding
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After Treatment
Post binding
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Cover sheet with fills, tape removed
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Lined leaves in custom L-sleeves
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Lined leaf, tape removed
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Cover sheet with fills, tape removed
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Leaf with toned lining
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