How to Repair Books: Bookbinding for the Archivist or Book Lover (Microcosm Country Wisdom)

Whether you have a cherished antiquarian book collection or you're a chronic paperback spine-breaker, this detailed zine will help you keep your books in tip-top shape with practical DIY repairs (or help you create books of your own!). Offering a brief history of bookbinding techniques followed by instructions for binding, endpapers, pressing, and more, this vintage guide has practical insights to offer today's zinesters, underground publishers, booksellers, and anyone else curious about how books are built.