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-Max MarblesBefore Restoration
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Gray’s Memoirs – 1775
Gray’s Memoirs in the bindery for a hinge repair. Continue reading
Posted in 18th century, hinge, leather, paper, rare book, spine, tightback
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Tom Glass
Tom Glass visits the bindery of Max Marbles. Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, buddies, cdv, civil war, date photos, odd stuff
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Pete Seeger Ballads Complete
From wikipedia: Seeger was one of the folksingers most responsible for popularizing the spiritual “We Shall Overcome” (also recorded by Joan Baez and many other singer-activists) that became the acknowledged anthem of the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement, soon after … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, cleaning, heirloom, paper, paper binding, paper mending, perfect bound, touch-up
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Pete Seeger’s American Ballads
Pete Seeger’s American Favorite Ballads is in for repair. The book needs a lot of attention. Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, paper, paper binding, paper mending, perfect bound
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Gladney Family Bible
Gladney Family Bible repair and restoration. The bookbinding is very straight forward on a leather bound book of the 19th century. Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, ancestors, ancestry, bible, family bible, family tree, heirloom, leather, paper mending, reback
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