ARS OBSCURA
Bookbinders
Book Repair
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Please take a moment to expedite your inquiry by addressing those points listed below that you feel relevant to your book, to help us give you a proper estimate. When the work has been completed, you will be notified to make payment within 5 days, so your work can be shipped or picked up. We accept checks, bank money orders, credit cards and PayPal.
Format/size of the book:
Length
Width
Depth
Does the book require resewing?
Is the spine broken in one or more areas?
Is the sewing simply loose?
How is your book bound at this time?
Full leather binding?
Full cloth/buckram binding?
Combination of cloth/buckram and leather?
Spine only
Spine and corners
What direction do you want to go in with the repairs?
"Invisible repairs"-optimizing use of original materials.
"Butt-joint"-optimizing original materials yet using new materials on the worn out areas.
"New Case"-you design the art direction and materials of your book.
If you want to go in the "new case" direction, what do you want it to look like?
Full leather binding?
Full cloth/buckram binding?
Combination of cloth/buckram and leather?
Spine only?
Spine and corners?
What kind of endsheets (those papers that you see when you first open the covers) would you prefer?
A marble paper matching the exterior design?
An antique looking paper that matches the age of the book itself?
Standard ivory endsheet?
On the spine of your book do want any false raised cords (the ribbing commonly used from the 15th to 19th centuries).
Do you want any goldstamping or content labelling?
Spine only?
Cover only?
Both?
If you can include a jpg. of book highlighting the problem areas, this would be extra helpful.
Thank you for taking a moment to address these details.