– – Bookbinder’s Dressing – – The ultimate food for leather.
Click here to try a can. Bookbinder's Dressing is my formulation of of an ancient recipe handed down from master to apprentice for over 500 hundred years. I make this in small batches and will mail it the same day your order is received.
-Max MarblesBefore Restoration
After Restoration
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Bible Nuther Family Complete
A 19th century Family Bible is repaired to original condition. Continue reading
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G9 with a wide angle lens
G9 to document the work of the bookbinder. Continue reading
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Nuther Family Bible
An old Family Bible in for restoration. Continue reading
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Buffalo Bill’s Wild West 1896
Fun, fun. Here a cloth binding with an early clay coated paper to show the images better. The glue separated from the binding over time and the job was to rebuild the spine and rejoin the contents to the cover. … Continue reading
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Introducing Bookbinder’s Dressing
Bookbinder’s Dressing is the finest leather care product on the market. Continue reading
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