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Book repair how to fix an unstuck spine??

#1 King Bear

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Posted 14 June 2011 - 12:20 AM

So I finish Old Man's War, sit the book down, and the spine comes unstuck. I was not amused, I'll tell you. It's a new book and was handled with care. There's no damage to the spine itself or any other part of the book, it just decided to separate itself from the rest of the book.

I assume glue is the way to go about reattaching it. Is there any specific type of glue I should use? Anything else I should know about reattaching it?

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Posted 14 June 2011 - 12:30 AM

You can use whatever glue you like, but I'd take some paper and test it on a little spot, just to make sure it doesn't darken the pages.

EDIT- I use rubber cement

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Posted 14 June 2011 - 01:36 AM

I've got some links to "caring for your collection" guides, but none of them include spine repair - probably because the State Library has courses on how to repair damaged books (you can't give that info away for free!).

Anyways, for future reference:

Caring for your collections: books and bound material

How to make an archival corrugated phase box

Caring for your collections: four-flap enclosure

Other advice on preservation of photos, film, digital images, as well as disaster recovery (eg. dealing with mold, insect infestation, water damage etc.)

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#4 Use Of Weapons

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Posted 14 June 2011 - 01:23 PM

Copydex is the standard glue for repairing spines and reattaching unstuck pages. Or at least, it was when I was a school librarian assistant.

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#5 King Bear

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Posted 14 June 2011 - 01:44 PM

Thanks. I'll see if copydex is available in NZ. I don't think rubber cement is. We will have equivalents for both though, surely. If I can't find them, I'll pester the librarians down at uni about what they use.

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Posted 14 June 2011 - 02:12 PM

chewing gum?

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#7 King Bear

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Posted 14 June 2011 - 02:23 PM

Abyss, on 14 June 2011 - 02:12 PM, said:

chewing gum?

DISCLAIMER: ymmv.

I'll give it a shot...

#8 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 12:22 AM

I've used a hot glue gun to repair a couple of paperback whose pages had detached from their covers/spine. Probably not the best method out there, but I had a hot glue gun handy, and it seems to have worked.

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Posted 15 June 2011 - 05:02 PM

Well, since we're on the subject, some pages have come unstuck from my hardback copy of AGOT. Just a couple near the beginning, and a couple near the end. Same fix as above? What would you use to apply the glue to the pages?

I should probably buy ASOIAF in paperback so as not to continue abusing my first editions.

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#10 Use Of Weapons

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Posted 16 June 2011 - 12:47 PM

If they're first editions, I'd take them to a specialist book repairer rather than attempting to repair them myself. An unprofessional repair job could badly damage their potential value

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind one's back, that are absolutely and entirely true.
-- Oscar Wilde