Treatments include binding restoration, facsimile binding, box making, adhesive tape removal, stain reduction, washing, aqueous and nonaqueous deacidification, lining, mending, and inpainting. The cost depends on the size of your bible and the type of leather. Find book dealers used and rare in cocoa, fl on yellowbook. Boca book binding in ocoee also does restoration work, while mostly binding books for. As a side note, gottlieb was also a founding member of the madison maennerchor, a german singing society started in 1852 which patterned after the similar groups in the old country. We use only the highest quality leather and archival supplies. Treatments include binding restoration, facsimile binding, box making, adhesive tape removal, stain reduction, washing, aqueous and nonaqueous deacidification, lining. We have distinguished ourselves by having a reputation for handling unique and. Should a rebind become necessary, i use the finest bookbinding leathers, papers, and. Do any work that would detract from the value of a book. We create new hard cover bindings for one book or several.
Very little is known about the rare and unique flora of florida, making research critical for preservation efforts. Dunbar old books has proactively suspended our hours until further notice in accordance with the cdcs recommendations for reducing the impact of covid 19 coronavirus. Made for discovering that personal treasure, that book that you had as a child or something you read that changed your life. Our passion, expertise, and attentive customer service will guide. If the original spine is still present, but separated from the cover. Jun 15, 2018 rare and unique restoration, sarasota, florida. The rare and collector market is highly competitive as to the condition of the binding and overall shelf presence. Repair of leather bindings, cloth bindings, albums, and other items. Oct 15, 2016 i briefly explain my recipe, methods and show how to restore the health and luster of old leather books. Boca book binding in ocoee also does restoration work, while mostly binding books for universities and hospitals. Reconditioning old leather books leather book dressing. Alibris is one of the premier rare and outofprint book sites on the internet. Baker offers a full range of conservation services for books and printed works on paper and parchment.
The book was actually a collection of back issues of grahams magazine, which madison banker simeon mills had saved and wanted bound. For over twenty years the book doctor has provided custom bookbinding, book restoration, and book and bible repair services to customers nationwide. Antiquerare book restoration leonards book restoration. We have an international clientele which includes book dealers, collectors, libraries and publishers. Frank mowery is one of the worlds leading experts in paper conservation and restoration. Rare plant rescues have been performed throughout florida as a cooperative effort between government agencies, private companies and landowners. Full restoration we often work on old gothic bibles, plat maps or other ornate books. Other services include lectures, consulting, and hand bookbinding instruction. From there, with much practice, he became an experienced bookbinder, with over 30 years of experience in bookbinding, restoration, and book repair, including commissioned work for museums and rare collections libraries. These events are an excellent chance meet a large number of booksellers and see a vast number of books.
Welcome to smythe books, llc a full service antiquarian. Do anything that would alter the specific markings of a rare book to increase or decrease its value. Structurally sound, it was badly scuffed, with bumped corners, and some unfortunate blue paint splatters. We make flexible leather covers for personal bibles, and we use old world techniques to restore treasured old tomes and family bibles. About the harold and mary jean hanson rare book collection.
View a sampling of the book repair projects we have worked on in the past. Special and area studies collections about special collections. As a used and rare bookstore with over 300,000 volumes in stock, we have 70 years experience and understand the way old books should be bound. Restoration methods were skillfully used in combination with stateoftheart technology to end mold growth and then clean away mold spores before reshelving. We are members of the american institute for conservation book and paper group, the guild of bookworkers, and the texas association of museums. Or maybe just a great story for the beach or the couch. In this process, there is usually a need to lay new colormatched cloth under the old. F or over twenty years the book doctor has provided custom bookbinding, book restoration, and book and bible repair services to customers nationwide. Yonge library of florida history, the belknap collection for the performing arts. I use only archival materials to restore your volume to as mechanically sound and beautiful a condition possible.
There is a lot of information here and if this is the first time you have considered a book restoration, you may feel overwhelmed with the amount of information, but that is normal. Regular workers have years of experience with an average of over 23 years employment with the company. We are closed until further notice and are not accepting any books if you want to support your local bookstore and small business, please send any. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price. The best place to find a literary treasure is in an faba bookstore welcome to the digital home of the best booksellers in florida.
Book restorers preserve our paper past orlando sentinel. Smythe books is a full service antiquarian bookshop located in dunwoody, georgia, a city in metro atlanta in northern dekalb county. Again, results vary depending upon what type of soil or stains we are trying to remove, as well as the texture and color of the binding material. Book restoration and repair in melbourne, australia. Their history, conservation, and restoration ecological restoration standards. Every book we restore is cleaned and repaired by hand by our inhouse book restoration expert. The conservation of rare books and paper documents richard c. Or, use the form below to search the inventory of all booksellers who specialize in rare books. There can also be additional charges for repairs to the text block. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book. Millions of books and other items are listed for sale on abebooks by trusted sellers from around the world. Raptis rare books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in fine first editions, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. The rare books department conserves of a wide range of bound materials to ensure the stabilization and functionality of each piece. We scoured our vast selection of vintage books for the most beautiful dust jackets, and soon discovered that selecting just 30 was a nearly impossible task.
Use the search box above to find fond treasures from your childhood or that one book that has escaped your collection thus far. But stress got the better of him, and he decided to attempt to support himself with his 15year hobby. Only a handful of book restorers practice in florida. At aa leather bindery, we do a lot of custom bookbinding and antique bible restoration. The pages are brought back together and the cover reassembled and refinished where necessary while keeping as much of the original books structure in place. This selection ranges from 1917 to 1969, and really is. We have distinguished ourselves by having a reputation for handling unique and important books that are in exceptional condition. Get updates on ircs initiative to expand the footprint of imperiled pine rocklands. Rescued plant material becomes part of the national collection. Our faq page answers many bookbinding and restoration questions.
Contact him today for a free estimate on your project. Florida antiquarian booksellers association members can help you find the titles that are missing in your collection or provide help and advice in the care of books you already own. Ufdc home the harold and mary jean hanson rare book. For custom bookbinding and restoration projects, we quote per job. Special collections holds primary resource research collections of the university of florida and includes the rare book collection, the manuscript collection, the university of florida archives, the p. Natives for your neighborhood on may 5th hosted by george gann. The books range in date from the 15th century through the present era. We have thousands of rare and antique treasures brought to you by our network of trusted sellers from all around the world. Trimming is available if you would like the old pages trimmed slightly to remove old dirt and. Rare books for sale, buy antique books from alibris.
Ufdc home the harold and mary jean hanson rare book collection. For more information, visit the facebook event andor our website calendar event. The employees of grimm book bindery are like a close knit family in themselves. Other than heavy water damage, we can usually fix or repair most other types of damage. Strother bookbinding call 8646760126 for an appointment. This department treats damage to the pages, covers, spines, and bindings of early to modern books and bibles, as well as historic scrapbooks and photo albums. Restoration of antique and rare books, family bible restored, archival paper and document restoration, book binding object and artifact restoration, custom hand bookbinding family bibles, archival period bindings, documents restored, conservation, deacidification restore old books, stains removed, paper book bindingrestoration, state and county record books. We do restoration work on books worth several thousand dollars, but any responsible restoration work takes caution. Many factors are considered before defining a book as rare. About obs bindery and repair in business since 1940, we have three bookbinders experienced in the restoration and binding of books. Welcome to curious lore book conservatory, your florida bookbinder, dedicated to preserving the health and shelf presence of wellused books. Use this price list order form to order any of our historical specialty rebinding styles, including the american west iii.
Use the list below to locate a specific specialist bookseller or book store near you. We have been providing fine hand binding and restoration services for over 25 years. Here is the list of our upcoming weekly conservation conversations. This department treats damage to the pages, covers, spines. The pages are brought back together and the cover reassembled and refinished where necessary while keeping as much of the original book s structure in place. Our faq page answers many bookbinding and restoration. We offer both a wide variety of inexpensive general used books and a large stock of rare, antiquarian and collectible books. Old florida book shop is an antique book store specialized in buying and selling old and rare books and prints, vintage magazines and historical maps. The rare books department preserves bound materials and takes great care to ensure the structural integrity of each volume. Its a family heirloom, given as a gift to the clients grandfather, and stamped with his name on the cover. During the summer busy season brought on by textbook or library rebinds needed while schools are closed we hire teachers and personnel from schools to help out. Floristic inventory of south florida on may 12th hosted by george gann. Restoration of damaged books, family bibles, albums and rare books. The harold and mary jean hanson rare book collection in the department of special and area studies collection is a comprehensive collection for research and instructional needs.
Read about cuttingedge international standards for ecological restoration. Rare cloth book restoration in some cases, we can clean, redye, and restarch old cloth. This amazing book arrived in the mail, and was my first official bay area book repair job. Rare book conservation florida bookbinding and repair. We are members of the american institute for conservation book and paper group, the guild of bookworkers, and the texas.
Florida antiquarian booksellers association rare books. In 1984 i began restoring books in institutional special collections first at the university of saint thomas in saint paul, then, after. Our 2,000 square foot open shop features over 15,000 rare and collectible books. The archives and rare books library at the university of cincinnati believes the standards used today are more or less the same as the standards literary historian and bibliophile johann vogt recorded over 250 years ago. New book covers or spines come in black, brown, tan, forest green, navy blue, burgundy, and dark red. We have general stock in most fields with reading copies for the casual reader, as well as more expensive first editions and collector s copies of rare and fine books. After a mold outbreak was discovered in the american bible society s rare book collection, munters mcs oversaw the restoration of more than 1,100 volumes, some dating to the th century. Raptis rare books fine rare and antiquarian first edition. A rare book fair is a trade show of sorts where booksellers from a specific region, country, or from across the globe gather, bringing their best and most interesting books to sell. We provide book restoration services for bibles anywhere from 2 months to 400 years old. Our mission is to make it easy for customers to discover and buy the books, fine art and. Raptis rare books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in fine first editions, signed and inscribed books, and.
596 1501 489 80 775 902 514 555 776 611 983 1494 1284 1056 1203 1277 1369 1504 1461 653 671 637 884 839 893 233 299 230 1227 1072 51 368 793 448 1120 1251 1333 878 1368