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Katercrafts bookbinders, fine bookbinding, book and bible. 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. In this gallery, you can see before and after examples of works on paper that received treatment in our lab. Their knowledge comes from their godfather antony who learned the art of bookbinding when in france. 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. Trimming is available if you would like the old pages trimmed slightly to remove old dirt and. This process gives the new hinge good strength, while making the book once again. We have restored ceramic works from which over half of the original piece was missing. Your bookbinding and restoration questions are answered. We restore your older or historic windows to make them energy efficient and fully operational while maintaining the character of your home. I always tell people that i compare book restoration with facelifts, said bruce kavin, one of three siblings who run. It is situated on mount lee, in the hollywood hills area of the santa monica mountains.
Performing a book restoration ranges from the removal of a regular stain or repair of a torn leaf to a complete rehab of its binding material and cover. The sign was originally created in 1923 as a temporary. We also remove backings, mats, tape, labels and other materials detrimental to a work on paper. We use the finest quality materials and techniques appropriate for each individual work. Comic book repair and restoration comprise a relatively new field that uses many of the old techniques of art restoration, blending different forms of fine art restoration such as.
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Welcome owned and operated by ben weinstein, who has been in the business of antiquarian books for over fifty years, heritage book shops inventory consists of some of the finest items in the areas of first editions, early printed books, bindings, illustrated books, literature, and manuscripts. By using pictures of the originals, we are capable of restoring the most depleted works to goodasnew condition. Thoughtful restoration for julia, restoring homes is a labor of love and is much more than searching for a return investment. Dec 30, 2014 the patient was a 90yearold family bible in need of major restoration. Car has a beautiful but older black baseclear paint job with a strong contrasting red interior. Restoration, in common parlance, often entails making improvements on the original, sometimes with mixed results.
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The patient was a 90yearold family bible in need of major restoration. We guarantee you wont find a better quality job or a better price. We can also lay a flat cotton cord color matched to the leather, to partially hide the break. It has two funicular cars, olivet and sinai, running in opposite directions on a shared cable, on the 298 feet 91 m long inclined railway. The rare books department preserves bound materials and takes great care to ensure the structural integrity of each volume. The sign was originally created in 1923 as a temporary advertisement for a local real estate development, but due to increasing recognition, the sign was left up. Restoration by heart art restoration and conservation.
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