02250cam a22003253u 4500 39075 UtSlPG 20260610133908.0 m cr n 260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 21002312 UtSlPG en iso639-1 Z Brown, Margaret Wright Mending and Repair of Books Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2012 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2012-03-07 E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "Mending and Repair of Books" by Margaret Wright Brown is a practical guide on the care and repair of books, compiled during the early 20th century. This instructional text focuses on techniques for librarians and others involved in book preservation, providing detailed methods for mending, cleaning, and binding. The likely topic of the book revolves around maintenance practices essential for prolonging the life of library collections. The content of the book covers a wide array of mending techniques, from identifying when a book should be repaired or rebound to specific instructions on cleaning and using proper materials for mending. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining high standards for the condition of books in libraries, outlining supplies needed for mending, as well as detailed procedures for addressing various types of damage, such as torn pages or loose bindings. Additionally, readers are informed about the economic implications of neglecting book repairs and are encouraged to develop a foundational knowledge of binding processes to better understand the mending duties at hand. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Bookbinding -- Repairing Stiles, Gertrude https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39075 79914 79914