Book Conservation & Repair

Damaged antique book with detached spine and worn cover – Bill's Manual before book conservation and repair
Restored antique book with reattached spine and renewed leather cover – Bill's Manual after professional book conservation and repair

Book conservation and repair require a knowledge of how books have been constructed, spanning nearly two thousand years. At Paper Leaf Bindery, we have made a study of these methods and often demonstrate bookbinding at Medieval, Renaissance, and Colonial fairs.

We use reversible, conservation-grade materials recommended by institutions like the Library of Congress Preservation Division.

Book Conservation & Repair

Do you have an item that requires conservation, preservation, or repair? We would love to assist you!

View our portfolio of book repair

Some of our book conservation and repair projects

Over the years, we have had the great opportunity to work on many hundreds of books. Everything from minor repairs with cosmetic touchups to complete rebinds/recovers of water or fire-damaged books. Below you can see just a few of our conservation, repair, andrestoration projects.

Danish Hymnal
Sacred Hymns
George Careless Hymnal
1st Edition Little Women
Book of Hours circa 1400
Martinez Opera
1920 Triple Combination
1907 Book of Mormon
1849 Liverpool, England BofM — burnt
A Voice of Warning
1882 D&C
Holy Bible— Private Collection, BB
Hansen Photo Album
Holy Bible Estimated 1870— Private Collection
1814 Hieroglyphic Bible— Isaiah Thomas Jr
Discourses of Brigham Young—BB
The Holy Bible