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Summary: Should you try to repair a book or would that detract from the value? Learn how to tell if a damaged collectible book shoud be restored or rebound in this free book collecting video from a longtime bookstore buyer.
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Erik Bosee Erik Bosse and his family have operated the Aldredge Bookstore for most of its sixty year existence. For more than 25 years Erik has bought, sold, and apprais... read more
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Questions & AnswersHi. I'm Erik Bosse. I'm with the Aldredge Bookstore. There might be a time when you get a book to put into your collection and it might have some physical problems. And you might want to try to do some minor repairs on your own or perhaps send it out to a book binder and have some restoration work done or have the entire book rebound. At this point before you get any work done you might ask a few book dealers or ask the book binder if there's a possibility that the work you're going to have done on the book might decrease its value. This can happen. There are times when a binding job to a book does make it less valuable, less desirable and if at some future date you might want to sell the book it might be difficult to move. There are some restorations jobs that you might want you take upon yourself. Maybe it's simple as you've got a book that's got a spine that's coming a little bit loose and a little bit of glue and some rubber bands to hold it. Hold it dry as it sets can make a world of difference. This might be so far gone that you might want to turn it over to a book binder. But when there's still a little bit of material left in there. Something like this is relatively easy to glue and repair on your own. You might want to look around to see if there's any book binding classes being offered at any of the universities or craft centers around you and if you're not going to throw yourself in to becoming a professional book binder you could pick up some very useful hints on how to do minor but very effective useful jobs such as repairing cracked hinges, or just doing some basic and touch up and restoration books.
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