Restoring Life and Campaigns of General Robert E. Lee

This particular Binding has been through the wringer. There isn't a publishing date in the text, but I feel it dates to the 19th Century. At some point it was "restored" by another binder. A new spine, leather corners and endsheets were added. The endsheets don't match the original marbled sides of the original boards. The spine, while elegantly tooled, was poorly bound. The leather corners were still intact but rot has taken their toll. I have removed the corners,spine and lifted the endsheets. I will retain the original boards, adding new calfskin corners, a new calfskin spine and replace the endsheets with a matching marble. I will most likely relay just the spine as it is fully gilded. The calfskin will be dyed and oiled so that all of the calfskin is perfectly matched. The final product will give the binding new life while retaining its original boards, thus giving it an antiquated appearance.

New Blog - Amanda Buck Fine Book Binding and Restoration

My name is Amanda Buck. I am a Fine Bookbinder, Book Conservator/Restorer in Dahlonega, GA. I have been an Independent Bookbinder for twenty years. I will be posting articles about various projects that come into my Bindery. Each book that comes in whether it be a Fine Rare Binding or an heirloom cookbook or Bible, has their own set of problems. I will be explaining the process of how to Conserve the Binding, thus retaining as much of the original Binding and Restoring it to a beautiful fully functioning book that will last generations. be sure and check out my website at http://www.book-restoration.com or my YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/BookRestorer