Bindings
Traditional Hand Book Binding
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is a craft whose tools and techniques have changed very little over the last 500 years. Whereas modern commercial binderies seek to streamline production and find cost-effective materials to meet the market demand for mass production, the Hand Bookbinder still handles each book one at a time—personally and attentive to every detail in a thoughtful professional,unhurried manner.
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By way of introduction to this fascinating discipline, we have included here just a few of the tools we use in our studio. We use only the finest quality paper, all guaranteed to be archival and acid free.
- By UPS or by the Post Office (insured or registered mail).
- Specify as much as possible what you want done to each book.
- We will give you a quote and any other recommendations that may be appropriate within 2 business days.
- Most books will be returned to you in approximately 4 to 6 weeks.
- We do not require a deposit. Payment is upon completion of work.
Our Range of Services Include Fine Hand Binding and Restoration of:
- Books
- Manuscripts
- Cookbooks
- Children’s Books
- Genealogies
- Bibles and more.
Estimates:
- Book cloth bindings are $85.00 and up.
- Leather bindings are $125.00 and up.
- Rebindings can vary more or less depending on work required such as gold or blind tooling, labels, excessive mending, sewing or tape.
- Rush orders: subject to 10% surcharge.
Charles with his repairs of the collection of Yale's biographies at Mory’s in New Haven, CT
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Traditional Hand Bookbinding by Charles Videto
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Member of Guild of Bookworkers,
Manuscript Society & MARIAB
(MA & RI Antiquarian Booksellers)