Old books carry history in their pages and bindings. Maybe you inherited family volumes, collected first editions over the years, or rescued interesting finds from estate sales. Whatever the case, ...

1. Take everything apart. Easy. 2. Clean out any dust and dirt. Got it. 3. Restore the book block. What? The book block is the stack of pages, unbound. Make them nice and even 4. Replace the old cloth ...

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