I started this project last week, and it’s the first book I have worked on unsupervised. Matt has given me a few pointers, but this time the work is my own entirely. Of course, I haven’t chosen a first edition of Bleak House for this momentous step, but the rather lovely (but obscure?) Laura was my Camel – price £2.50!!!
Here are the signatures (book sections) with all the old glue and spine lining carefully removed. However, the original binding wasn’t great and has left big holes that will need to be repaired prior to taping and sewing. Not doing this will just mean there is nothing solid to sew through!
Japan paper and wheat paste repair to fold. I’m going to have to do this with most, if not all, of the pages. This could make the book more bulky, so a rethink might be needed about how to repair the cover to accommodate it…
Soldiers and their Horses 