Repair
Manual Home
Introduction
Guiding Principles
Setting up the Area
Toolbox
Parts of a book
Practical Guidelines
Identifying Repairable Materials
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Self-Closing Wrapper
Cleaning
Torn pages
Tip in a Page
Hinge Repair
Corner Repair
Sewing a Single Signature
Spine Repair
Air Dry Method
Hinge Tightening
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