Book rebinding, repair and custom restoration services. The restoration bookstore provides books and materials supporting the original doctrine of the reorganized church of jesus christ of latter day saints. This site provides free articles and online shopping of materials supporting these beliefs including proof that joseph smith was not a polygamist. Ace bookbinding home page of product information and services. Antiquerare book restoration leonards book restoration. Based out of north kansas city, mo we know books, we know printing.
Jack and taff fitterer hand bookbinding and restoration. Book binding services from a boutique full service book bindery specializing in book repair, book restoration, bible rebinding, bible restoration, library binding, bookbinding, hardcover book printing, document binding, leather bookbinding, case binding, and other book binding services. All orders are produced at our centrally located plant in kansas city, missouri. About restorabook book repair, book restoration, hand binding. Each and every book is handled and treated with respect. Other services include lectures, consulting, and hand bookbinding instruction.
Book recovering creating a new flexible leather cover or hardcover using genuine leather or book cloth, then binding the text block to the new cover. We print in digital and offset formats in print ranges from 10 copies to 50000 copies depending on page count and binding style. We were in a hurry to get a book printed and went to visit kc book to look at their samples. Since 1935, houchen bindery has provided book binding and preservation services for. About restora book restora book is a professional bindery, with over 35 years experience, that meets all lbi library bindery institute requirements in binding skills. Book binder specializing in book binding, book restoration, bible and book repair, leather albums, leather book binding, diaries and sketch books. F or over twenty years the book doctor has provided custom bookbinding, book restoration, and book and bible repair services to customers nationwide. Study bible rebinding family bible rebinding hardback binding pricingcontact. Along with our book repair and book restoration services, we offer a wide variety of community book arts workshops for all age groups and skill levels. Book rebacking repairing broken spines, preparing the original cover with new spine piece, and reattaching the text block pages. 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. Binding and restoring antiquarian books for book collectors, dealers, libraries and institutions for over a decade and a half. These books may be restored to achieve as close as possible the original look of the book. We specialize in shortrun binding projects ranging from a single book to thousands.
Aa leather shoppe offers monogrammed madetoorder leather wallets, leather bracelets, and leather folders. We prefer to use a binding method that allows the spine leather to be loose from the binding instead of having it pasted down onto the spine and creating a potential for creases in the leather. The use of the old binding methods is often the reason why the book is in need of rebinding. At, we are dedicated to bringing high quality and affordable bookbinding, book restoration and book repair services to corporations, businesses, and individuals alike. Today, the vast majority of our business is book and. Today we are recommended by many libraries, bookstores, and dealers. Shippy downtown council of kansas city our brochure looked perfect and was delivered in a timely manner. In 1984 i began restoring books in institutional special collections first at the university of saint thomas in saint paul, then, after. The rare books department preserves bound materials and takes great care to ensure the structural integrity of each volume. Aa leather repairs and rebinds bibles in genuine leathers such as cowhide, goatskin, calfskin, and lambskin. Full restoration we often work on old gothic bibles, plat maps or other ornate books. Each and every book is handled and treated with respect as a treasured part of your life, whether it be a bible. Baker offers a full range of conservation services for books and printed works on paper and parchment. Restora book also meet archival requirements, using acid free paper or cloth, glue and bindery boards.
Leonards book restoration hand book rebinding, repair, and. Book and paper conservation, library binding, limited edition binding. Our nyc bookbindery is one of the few remaining businesses of its kind in the new york area. Book rebinding, repair and custom restoration services we offer quality custom book repair, rebinding, wedding album repair, bible rebinding, hand crafted journals and much more. Bringing a wide variety of materials and experience for your restoration and repair needs anywhere in the usa. Treatments include binding restoration, facsimile binding, box making, adhesive tape removal, stain reduction, washing, aqueous and nonaqueous deacidification, lining, mending, and inpainting. Repair of leather bindings, cloth bindings, albums, and other items. We were in a hurry to get a book printed and went to visit kc book to look at. Book repair and restoration we have no minimums for our book repair and restoration services. Trimming is available if you would like the old pages trimmed slightly to remove old dirt and. If you have just one item that you would like us to work on, we would love to fix that old worn treasure or newer binding that just hasnt held up. Personal preservation kstate libraries kansas state university. Books will speak plain this binding references those intriguing books that have accumulated layers of history, home repair, and minutiae that often work to obscure each other.
Top 10 best bookbinding in kansas city, mo last updated may. We are members of the american institute for conservation book and paper group, the guild of bookworkers, and the texas. Request a quote by filling out this simple form, and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Our bookbinders create distinctive corporate image. Since 1983 we have offered a full range of hand bookbinding and restoration services of extraordinary quality including repair and rebinding of antiquarian books as well as those of family or personal significance, such as bibles and books of childrens stories. Treasured books such as bibles, prayer books, books passed on from family and books with sentimental value from friends can be repaired andor rebound. 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. Since 1935, houchen bindery has provided book binding and preservation services for universities, public libraries, schools, printers, publishers, and individuals all over the country.
28 293 676 401 1353 548 58 1145 308 310 408 1031 1422 436 1317 619 1383 1319 631 647 418 485 541 287 319 956 1087 331 255 1095 1200 30 1451 330 369 655 127 628 1421