Behind each book we make there’s an individual story holding back to be found. In any case, it’s not simply hand-production customized wedding collections or new child record diaries that keep us occupied in the bindery. Regularly we’re approached to recuperate old books as well. Our responsibility is to fix them to a previous greatness to be delighted in for a really long time in the future. It’s a cheerful errand that our splendid group of bookbinders is dependably close by to assist with.
Just recently we were given a project that made our hearts soar which we’d love to share with you. A gentleman asked us to repair his beloved bird encyclopedia by giving it a new cover. The existing one was well worn and had come detached from the pages of the book making it difficult to read without damaging the book further.
A special story
However old and well used the book was, it was clear this was rather special to him.
The gentleman told us that as a child he was in isolation on a TB ward and the only thing he could see from his hospital bed was trees. As he was in the hospital on his 9th birthday his parents bought him a bird book to keep him entertained. Now in his 70’s this gentleman wants to pass down this special book to his children.
Repairing treasured books for the next generation
We received it with a well-worn cover and spine that showed how very treasured and used this special book was.
With the utmost care, our bindery team used their traditional bookbinding skills to repair and replace the book cover in our popular linen material option and finish it with copper foil debossing. By replacing its cover and spine they have helped this lovely book last longer and inspire another generation of bird watching ‘twitchers’.
