Book Dust Jacket Repair

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PaPaPeng - 25 Sep 2006 07:57 GMT

I have quite a few valued harcover reference books where the dust
jacket is torn and falling to pieces every time I put it back on the
shelf. I just came up with a repair solution I love. I happened to
have a roll of vinyl prepasted wallpaper. Its strong and flexible.
All it requires is a damp sponge to make it tacky. I can reassemble
the many pieces of the dust jacket and press it against the wallpaper.
Use muscilage glue from the Dollar Store to glue down the tear
overlaps, the edges and small pieces. Use a dry towel to smooth out
any creases. Its done. Trim to size.

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Jack Bohn - 25 Sep 2006 10:32 GMT

>I have quite a few valued harcover reference books where the dust
>jacket is torn and falling to pieces every time I put it back on the
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>overlaps, the edges and small pieces. Use a dry towel to smooth out
>any creases. Its done. Trim to size.

Ingenious. I think you might still want to do something to keep
the tears from reopening when you reshelve the book. Our local
library wraps a clear plastic cover around every dust jacket.
I'm thinking those clear report covers, if you want to make your
own rather than asking a librarian.

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-Jack

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The Collector - 25 Sep 2006 20:55 GMT

Check out this webpage:
http://www.shopbrodart.com/site_pages/bjc/

This company sells book dust covers to libraries. The librarian at the
museum I volunteer at (www.wingsmuseum.org) turned me on to these types
of dust covers and they are terrific. And they won't damage the dust
cover in the manner that gluing wallpaper to it will. Other library
supply companies offer similar dust covers at different prices so shop
around to find the best deal.

Martin

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