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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