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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.
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Category Archives: rare book
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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Bookbinder’s Dressing Proving a Hit
Leather care for collectible and fine leather books using Bookbinder’s Dressing. Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, bible, cleaning, conservation, family bible, genealogy, heirloom, rare book, reback, tightback, touch-up
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PBS | Antiques Roadshow Exposed
Antiques Roadshow has changed the way people think about old objects; is it a change for the better? Continue reading
Posted in ancestors, ancestry, bible, book value, conservation, family bible, genealogy, heirloom, rare book
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