This book had lost the lower part of its spine

The spine was repaired with the decoration in the missing area replicated

This book’s spine was held on with tape and the back cover was detached

The spine repaired with the original spine re-used

This book’s spine was torn and starting to detach

The spine repaired with the original spine re-used

The spines on these volumes were too fragile to be removed intact

The books were rebacked and the spine decoration replicated in the style of the original

Three examples of worn corners that were rebuilt to square and then re-covered

The top of this book’s front hinge was split. A neat repair was made to patch the split

The binding of this 17th century volume was quite worn and rubbed

The same volume after refurbishment

This binding was fairly dry and starting to flake

The same book after its binding was refurbished