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Thanks for keeping it simple.

Do You ever plan to make more videos ?

This was incredibly helpful to me thank you.

Your son is a talented artist! 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘

Please, never use tape to fix and protect your dust covers. that will create a bigger hurdle to your future buyers and will devalue your book

HELLO FRIENDS! - TO THIS VERY DAY...IM JUST "HAPPLY BAFFLED" WEN I SINK INTO SUM OF MY INTERESTS HERE. I AM PROBABLY THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF U READING THIS COMMENT NOW, AND YET I FEEL AS IF WERE COLLEAGUES,ON OUR NATURAL COURSE. - AHHH. IT IS TERRIFYING, YET I LEARN MORE EVERYDAY THEN I THOT ANY HUMAN CUD IN A WEEK.....JUST WOW!!

I'm glad to see you using a rule and not a ruler.

I forgot to mention I did like your Agatha Christie books. Cheers!

I certainly do take very good care of my books. However, if and when, they need attention or repairs I take them to a professional bookbinder. Cheers!

Thank you for your videos, just this morning I meticulously fitted cardboard spacers under some of my thicker and heavier beauties... I can see it will be a big help to them, you just can't beat physics...thank you sir for your time, from the scenic Oregon coast, Alan Bauch

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Just binge watched your set of great videos. Learned a lot! Thanks!

The judging of material by various indicators has only become more important for 21st century publications. The more prominent the publisher and author the more likely the book is to be heavily integrated with the regime. Most new editions of classics should also be largely dismissed. I came across an edition of Aesop's Fables recently in which the introduction proudly boasted the stories "had been updated to modern morality." This isn't always true, however, as tapering with the written word is as old as the written word is. However, years, names, standards, and endorsements should be taken very seriously, amongst other related information. We now live in an age where the lesser known a publication is the more likely it is that one should take it seriously.

The thing I absolutely HATE about storing books upright is that dust accumulates on the top of the page block, and heavy hardbacks will droop their text blocks toward the back, distorting the binding.

Brilliant. Fantastic video. Just checked my no.1 book (Allen Lane hardback 2020), and there it is... a very slight gap. Base cardboard now in place. Completely good. Many thanks. When am I next Bedford way!?

The best way to get sticker residue off is with a hair dryer. A few seconds on medium. Comes right off!!

Good stuff. Much appreciated.

Thank you!

You can fix this issue in minutes. Just hold the book closed and press along the page edges with your thumb and forefinger, applying moderate to high pressure, pushing the pages back into the spine. After a minute of applied pressure, you will be surprised to see the spine block has reset back into its original position. The longer you hold prolonged pressure, the better the spine sinks back into place. Also considering gravity is to blame, just leave the book on its spine for a long time. Let gravity push the pages back into their original position.

I find using baby wipes the best method. They are soap and alcohol free, and evaporate really quickly leaving no residue or film. They also (so far) haven never taken any colour off.

I love collecting everymans

Wish this guy made more videos

Wd40 works great for sticker residue! Only a few drops needed. (Laminated covers only!)

I’m sure a lot of book ppl just cringed when he said “throw it away”

WAIT A MINUTE... Folks do not ever use wood glue on a book. Wood glue dries ridged; PVA will allow bend, and is what is used for book repair. Never use wood glue on books. He most likely misspoke when he said wood; as what he is holding is PVA.

Wow, amazingly low prices for your novels. How do you manage to stay in business?

Wind in the Willows

Just discovered your channel and love it. Question: I just bought a book that I first read 50 years ago and lost over the years. I just got a replacement copy off eBay and its overall in terrific shape but the dust jacket is somewhat tattered on the edges. I have ordered book repair tape and a roll of the film you mentioned in your video on more advanced book repair. However, there are also dirty spots all along the outside edges of the pages, more than I think caused by dirty pages. Almost like coffee or something was sprayed on them. But the edges of those pages are not totally flat or uniform. They go in and out slightly. I think you know what I am talking about. So I don't think your sandpaper method will work. Do you have any other suggestions? It really doesn't bother me that much as the interior is just fine. It's purely aesthetic, but it would be nice to fix.

Thanks for this video! I sometimes use eucalyptus oil on a tissue to quickly and easily remove price stickers. Costs about $10 for a small bottle, but you only need a drop or two. It has a strong smell which does disappear, or you can wipe over again with another cloth.

Unfortunately, even with northern light I've had book covers fade. :-(

Nice video! Which archival tape brand do you recommend?

The wind in the willows good book I love reading when I was a kid

That was interesting

What was that type? Call

Just discovered you, and man you deserve more subscribers. Not sure if you're still at it, but subscribed immediately anyways.

_Indeed. Indeed._

Thank you for this clear, well-illustrated video. It's inspired me to protect the dust jackets on some of my childhood favourites (no Enid Blyton, but a few of Anthony Buckeridge's Jennings!)! I've found the polyester/mylar film in a range of thicknesses at Preservation Equipment: do you have a recommendation for the thickness to use, so it will be robust but fold easily?

Your videos are very clear and helpful. I'm encouraged to try your suggestions. I also love your beautiful white monogrammed shirt and lovely cuff links...great attention to detail.

Thank you. Hope your shop is open to the public.

I've been rubbing and scrubbing my vintage hardbacks for years with a dampened paper towel using virgin oilve oil, it removes dirt and grime without removing the dye. Not sure if I need the virgin kind, but that's what I initially started with, and like they say, if it's not broke, don't fix it. After first applying the olive oil the book has a shiny appearance but that quickly dissipates after a few hours returning the book to its original appearance, but clean.

I recently purchased a hardcover book, publisher: The Industrial Press, copyright 1920. The boards of the book have been coated with a nonstick shiny substance which I can only describe as shellac? By someone coating this book with the shellac like substance, most likely around 1920, the book looks like it just came from the publisher. The gold leaf on the front and spine area is perfectly sealed in like new condition, and the boards have no discernable wear that I can only attribute to the coating. Have you ever heard of someone coating a hardcover book like this before?

Ok, don't say rubber, but also, don't say gum, in case some Trump supporters are watching, otherwise they'll pop it in their mouths and start chewing. On second thought, yes, please call it gum.

Thanks. I have a copy of the English hymnal with a lovely paper dust jacket that I made a tear in accidentally. This helps a lot

If libraries were walking and talking people, they would look and act like this guy.

Can somebody help please., parts of my dust jacket spine was chewed up by what looks like rats,how can i replace those missing parts and restore my jacket?....please assist me!!!

I think you covered about everything, except how to read a book.

Now I have been watching quite alot of your videos, and I couldn't help to notice your fondness of trains, railroads and military history.

This video was very interesting. Smaller books must indeed have been very helpful if people needed to hide what they were reading, due to censorship, persecution or even judgment. When I learned that women in the old days used to hide from their husbands what they wanted to read (and enjoyed) I was blown away. Many times they were expected to read aloud for the husband and only what he approved, of course, or was deemed "righteous", so I guess many books spent a long time under the floorboards or hidden in clothes! Personally I prefer paperbacks because they're more comfortable to read and usually have a friendlier price compared to hardbacks. Still, I do not like the paperbacks that are shorter in width than the "normal ones", as they make it a bit more difficult to read and aesthetically I don't think they look as good, so I always avoid them. Nice magic trick, made me gasp in surprise!

Also wear shirt sleeves protection? I am happy to find your instructions. Very well made. It should be played in a loop at my library. =) (What not to do to books)

A proper rounded spine with enough swell would be able to prevent this from happening. The signatures would work like bricks in an arch, preventing the sag. Unfortunately, even expensive hardbacks these days are made to a budget.