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How to rehabilitate worn-out books. How to tighten the spine and inner hinges, clean cloth bindings, restore binding corners, and repair spine tips.
AMERICANA Mar-Apr 1980 (v.8#1) pg. 27

How to bind several magazines into a book.
BOYS' LIFE Dec 1965 (v.55#12) pg. 77

How to repair a paperback book using Japanese bookbinding techniques.
BOYS' LIFE Oct 1991 (v.81#10) pg. 64

Book boxes. Easy bookbinding techniques are used to create two-tone treasure boxes.
CRAFTS Apr 1993 (v.16#4) pg. 36, 45

Restoring old books, some basic rules. Includes the recipe for a solution for deacidifying paper and a recipe for a safe and effective library paste to repair torn pages. Covers how to repair cloth and leather bindings, clean pages and bindings, remove cellulose tape, treat old leather bindings that have "red-rot", and repair mildew and water damage.
EARLY AMERICAN LIFE Dec 1977 (v.8#6) pg. 36

How to restore old books. Includes tips on salvaging old bindings and information on how to completely rebind a book.
EARLY AMERICAN LIFE Jun 1978 (v.9#3) pg. 46

How to make and bind a single-signature book.
HANDMADE #12 Jan-Feb 1984 pg. 118

How to bind a year's issues of a magazine.
HANDMADE #12 Jan-Feb 1984 pg. 128

How to bind a book. Features the use of fabric-covered boards, a leather spine strip, and marbled endpapers.
HANDWOVEN Sep-Oct 1983 (v.4#4) pg. 67

Tip: How to repair the binding on a book using cheesecloth and glue.
HOMEOWNER May 1985 (v.10#4) pg. 14

Bookbinding for leather crafters. Part 1. Permanent book covering.
LEATHER CRAFTERS JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1992 (v.2#1) pg. 27

Bookbinding for leather crafters. Part 2-A. Removable covers for light-weight leathers.
LEATHER CRAFTERS JOURNAL May-Jun 1992 (v.2#3) pg. 26

Bookbinding for leather crafters. Part 2-B. Removable covers for heavy-weight leathers.
LEATHER CRAFTERS JOURNAL Jul-Aug 1992 (v.2#4) pg. 26

Bookbinding for leather crafters. Part 3. Quarter and half binding.
LEATHER CRAFTERS JOURNAL Mar-Apr 1993 (v.3#2) pg. 36

Bookbinding for leather crafters. Part 4. (1) Simple scrapbook (diptych). (2) Box construction photo album.
LEATHER CRAFTERS JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1993 (v.3#5) pg. 8

How to rebind a book.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #523 Dec 1971 (v.67) pg. 100

Fabric-covered album. Simple bookbinding techniques are used to make your own scrapbook.
NEEDLE & THREAD Nov-Dec 1983 (v.3#6) pg. 9, 42

Repairing and rebinding damaged books.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1965 (v.123#2) pg. 156

How to bind weaving records (pictures, drafts, textile samples, etc.) with a piece of woven fabric and make them into a notebook.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #35 Summer 1978 (v.9#3) pg. 66

Book binding and book binding repairs.
WORKBENCH Jul-Aug 1968 (v.24#4) pg. 42

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