id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 39075 Brown, Margaret Wright Mending and Repair of Books .txt text/plain 5376 379 80 There are various powdered pastes on the market used by book-binders, In mending always use paper of lighter weight than the book. Open the book at the place where the section is loose. apply paste between the loose back and the book, along the joints of the book, and apply thick paste so that the paper or cloth will Apply paste to inside of book covers one inch next to the joints; do one-inch extension of cloth, laying waste paper between it and book; close book, rub joints well with bone folder and allow to dry paper lining on book covers, press and dry. Place the pressing boards or tins over the covers of the book only, even use cloth strips in a book except at the joint. allow loose pages to be slipped up in the book above the top of damp cloth; cleaning but a few pages at a time and allowing book to ./cache/39075.txt ./txt/39075.txt