Book Conservation
Books of any age and type
Whether it’s a medieval manuscript or a much-used 1960 cookbook, we can preserve it. Our conservators can help determine the best treatment for your objects and your goals, whether it's best to rebuild your book with a new cover, clean its pages, or build a custom storage box.
We’ve treated Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s handwritten Sherlock Holmes manuscripts, first editions of Isaac Newton's texts, and treasured family Bibles.
We’ve treated:
- first editions
- rare printed books
- incunabula
- illuminated manuscripts
- scrapbooks
- atlases
- photograph albums
- family Bibles
- ledgers, diaries, recipe books, minute books, and orderly books
Services include:
- stabilization of original bindings
- surface cleaning
- stain reduction
- page mending
- tape removal and adhesive reduction
- rebinding in paper, cloth, parchment, or leather
- gold-tooled titling and decoration
- mold remediation
- washing
- sewing replacement and repair
- humidification and flattening
- cover board reattachment
- custom storage box construction
- calcium phytate treatment