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Bookbinder's Chronicle: Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook
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A thing or two about Bookbinding and Restoration. Friday, March 14, 2014. Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. Cookbooks are one of the most restored books in our bindery. That's actually understandable really, as they are, like Bibles. The most personal, sweetest, aesthetically sound, virtually perfect heritage that moms can leave with their families for the generations to come. Whenever I hear someone say "this is my grandma's recipe! Or "this recipe's been in my family for generations! I was doing some ...
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Bookbinder's Chronicle: Encyclopædia Britannica, 1768
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A thing or two about Bookbinding and Restoration. Friday, May 9, 2014. Encyclopædia Britannica, 1768. I made sure to take a few "before pictures" of what I was to work on. And this happened to be the job. This is a second edition, 4 volume set of Encyclopædia Britannica. Anyway, one major regret was not bringing more $ $ $ to Singapore. Boy, how the heck do people live there? I mean, I was warned about everything being super expensive, but when I saw a can of the cheapest beer at $8, I almost fainted....
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Bookbinder's Chronicle: Narrative of a Tour Through Hawaii, 1826
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A thing or two about Bookbinding and Restoration. Thursday, March 20, 2014. Narrative of a Tour Through Hawaii, 1826. And scuba diving for the first time! I'm gonna have to get new swimsuits cuz I don't think anyone wanna see 30-some-year-old in bikinis, Aging sucks. haha.) And I can't wait to see my friend whom I haven't seen for years! Her lovely hubbie's in the military, so they relocate too often, ) Ah, Two more months, M! Two more months until the Aloha State! Anyway, the restoration was relatively ...
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Bookbinder's Chronicle: The Ladies of the Altar Society of Honolulu, 1888
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A thing or two about Bookbinding and Restoration. Tuesday, April 28, 2015. The Ladies of the Altar Society of Honolulu, 1888. Traditional photo albums are simply destined to get broken in a messy way because of its construction and often unconventional covers and materials. So, restoring them can be a bit troublesome, and I have to admit that they often end up getting onto our work benches last. Sorry! If you are a client who left a photo album with us and reading this, forgive us! Beautiful work MHR....
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Bookbinder's Chronicle: Now We Are Six, 1927
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A thing or two about Bookbinding and Restoration. Friday, January 3, 2014. Now We Are Six, 1927. The chosen, first book of the year 2014 to be featured on my blog is. Winnie the Pooh. This is the last of the series of A. A. Milne. S Pooh Bear poem book, first American edition of Now We Are Six. Illustrated by E. H. Shepard. I've put up some pictures of the illustrations here for you guys, because who doesn't like Pooh Bear? Thanks a lot, master. For feeding me the awful images! January 4, 2014 at 10:14 AM.
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Bookbinder's Chronicle: January 2014
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A thing or two about Bookbinding and Restoration. Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The Works Of Edgar Allan Poe, 1905. I was working on this three-volume-set of a first edition, The Works Of Edgar Allan Poe. Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons (1905), yesterday when I realized it was Poe's 205th birthday the day before, after reading a news article about his unidentified mysterious follower, nicknamed the " Poe Toaster. Well, it's a mystery for sure. The client also brought another three-volume-set of differen...
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Bookbinder's Chronicle: Leather clamshell box w/ rounded spine
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A thing or two about Bookbinding and Restoration. Sunday, January 12, 2014. Leather clamshell box w/ rounded spine. Who got into the field of paranormal after the death of his beloved son, and wrote a book about his son and his experiments on the subject. Well, the book involved in the work posted here was by Sir Lodge, so I just wrote that. But anyway, the client has a Houdidni. S personal copy of Raymond or Life and Death by Sir Oliver Lodge. In which you hide a stash of cash behind your spouse's back!
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Bookbinder's Chronicle: July 2013
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A thing or two about Bookbinding and Restoration. Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Holy Bible by M. Carey, 1815. This is an 1815 edition of Mathew Carey. Bible (Not the so-called The Carey Bible. The original cover was in a horrible shape, so the client wanted a new facsimile full leather binding for it. It's just a simple new binding work, but I decided to post this here because of the custom leather dyeing work I've done on this Bible. Labels: 2. Restoration Before / After. 9 Custom leather dyeing. My blog tell...
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Bookbinder's Chronicle: February 2014
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A thing or two about Bookbinding and Restoration. Friday, February 28, 2014. The dullest month of the year is over! Yes, I survived the least favorite, dullest month of the year again. Thank you God, it's over! It turned out today was the nicest, warmest day in 4, 5 months, but I've been working away at the backlogs from the basement, missing the rare bright friendly rays of the sunshine. It just doesn't feel "right", you know? Like, "Ohh sh*t, I gotta have to pay rent already? Labels: z. etc. Bookbindin...
