CLIENT INFORMATION
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Date Recieved: 6/5/2008
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Title: Combat History of 19th Armored Infantry Battalion: October 12th, 1994 to May 9th, 1945
Author: AIB
Place of Publication: Munich
Date of Publication: 1945
Type of Binding: Case binding – flatback.
Other:
CONDITION UPON RECEIPT
Binding: Blue cloth binding is missing spine piece. Cover is embossed in colored inks. The text block is lined with super and a thin layer of hide glue. (Fig. 1a) The spine lining is inadequate. (Fig 2a). Board edges and corners show signs of wear.
Sewing: Sewing is found to be broken in the middles of the first section. The joints of the endpapers have broken, and the endpapers themselves are very brittle. (Fig. 3a)
Plates: There are a number of plates, including fold-out maps printed in color, on paper that differs from that of the rest of the textblock. These plates are very brittle, some have snapped off at the point where they have been tipped in. Others are breaking at the fold, or are torn from handling. (Fig. 4a, 5a)
List of plates and their condition:
Opposite pg. 4 – Map of Briel, Sospel on the France/Italy border. Corners chipped, small tear at bottom left.
Opposite pg. 10 – Map of Offendorf, Gambsheim, Kilstett. Head and foredge are chipped. This plate has snapped off completely along the edge where it was tipped in.
Opposite pg. 12 – Map of Soultz-Sous Forests, etc. Bottom right corner badly chipped. Tears beginning at head and tail along tip line.
Opposite pg. 22 – Map of Bannstein, Foret Domaniale. Corners chipped.
Opposite pg. 40 – Map of Rttershoffen. Corners chipped.
Opposite pg. 46 – “Hail!! The 19th A.I.B.”. Tear beginning at tail along tip line.
Opposite pg. 52 – Map of Hagenau, etc. Tear at tail along tip line.
Opposite pg. 62 – Fold out map of Germersheim. Tear beginning at tail along tip line. Tear beginning from both ends at crease.
Opposite pg. 68 – Fold out map of BN route. Bottom right corner is missing (no information lost). Tear beginning at tail of tip line. Completely detached at crease.
Opposite pg. 86 – Map of route of BN through Beilngries – Inglostadt. Tear at tail along tip line.
Opposite pg. 96 – Map “2200 Miles with the 19th”. Tear at tail tip line.
Opposite pg. 104 – “Final Periodic Report” (fold out). Tear at tail along tip line, Tearing from both ends long crease.
TREATMENT OBJECTIVE
To restore the binding’s appearance, and stabilize the textblock and plates so that the book may continue to be used.
TREATMENT PROPOSAL
1) All plates will be removed, lined, and hinged in at original placement. This will provide stability to the paper, while allowing them to remain useful. Test for solubility.
All plates will be removed, lined, and hinged in at original placement. This will provide stability to the paper, while allowing them to remain useful. Test for solubility.2) The endpapers will be removed, and new endpapers made with matching modern paper of better quality will be sewn on. The textblock’s original sewing will be left intact. The loose first section will be reinforced when the new endpapers are sewn on.
The endpapers will be removed, and new endpapers made with matching modern paper of better quality will be sewn on. The textblock’s original sewing will be left intact. The loose first section will be reinforced when the new endpapers are sewn on.3) The spine will be properly lined. Rebacked with matching cloth, and stamped with the vertically with the title, and horizontally with the date of publication (as requested by the client).
The spine will be properly lined. Rebacked with matching cloth, and stamped with the vertically with the title, and horizontally with the date of publication (as requested by the client).TREATMENT PREFORMED
1) The case was removed and the spine cleaned with methylcellulose. The endpapers and plates were then removed for repair. The colored inks on the plates proved to be soluble, so the decision was made to line them with heat set tissue to avoid unnecessary contact with moisture (Fig. 6). Detached plates were joined during the lining process (Fig. 4b, 5b).
The case was removed and the spine cleaned with methylcellulose. The endpapers and plates were then removed for repair. The colored inks on the plates proved to be soluble, so the decision was made to line them with heat set tissue to avoid unnecessary contact with moisture (Fig. 6). Detached plates were joined during the lining process (Fig. 4b, 5b).2) After lining, the plates were hinged back into their proper positions with kizukishi. The hinge was applied to the lined side of the plate using PVA, and to the book using wheat starch paste. This prevented moisture form entering the plates, and because the PVA was applied to the heat set tissue and not the plate itself, it can be considered reversible (Fig. 7).
After lining, the plates were hinged back into their proper positions with kizukishi. The hinge was applied to the lined side of the plate using PVA, and to the book using wheat starch paste. This prevented moisture form entering the plates, and because the PVA was applied to the heat set tissue and not the plate itself, it can be considered reversible (Fig. 7). 3) Any tears present in the textblock were repaired using wheat paste and Japanese tissue.
Any tears present in the textblock were repaired using wheat paste and Japanese tissue.4) The endpapers were removed and new ones were sewing on using Mohawk Vellum Light to match the original papers. The original sewing holes were maintained (Fig. 3b).
The endpapers were removed and new ones were sewing on using Mohawk Vellum Light to match the original papers. The original sewing holes were maintained (Fig. 3b).5) The spine was relined with layers of Mohawk Superfine. (Fig. 2b), and a new spine piece for the case was made with .67 binder’s board.
The spine was relined with layers of Mohawk Superfine. (Fig. 2b), and a new spine piece for the case was made with .67 binder’s board.4) Okawara tissue, dyed to match with acrylics, was inserted under the cloth at the corners of the boards for reinforcement where needed. Frayed cloth around the board edges was consolidated with PVA. (Fig. 8)
Okawara tissue, dyed to match with acrylics, was inserted under the cloth at the corners of the boards for reinforcement where needed. Frayed cloth around the board edges was consolidated with PVA. (Fig. 8)5)The book was rebacked with the boards off, using gray Dover cloth, dyed to match with acrylics. The approximated both the color and texture of the original cloth. The title was stamped on the spine using white foil to match the cover text (Fig. 1b).
The book was rebacked with the boards off, using gray Dover cloth, dyed to match with acrylics. The approximated both the color and texture of the original cloth. The title was stamped on the spine using white foil to match the cover text (Fig. 1b).PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION
North Bennet Street School
39 North Bennet Street
Boston MA 02113
Bookbinding Department
Rebecca (Bexx) Caswell, student
bexx@centerfuse.net
Figure 1a - Spine before treatment
Figure 1b - Spine After Treatment
Figure 2a - Opening before treatment
Figure 2b - Opening after treatment
Figure 3a - Endpapers before treatment
Figure 3b - Endpapers after treatment
Figure 4a - Torn plate before treatment
Figure 4b - Plate after mending
Figure 5a - Detached plate before treatment
Figure 5b - Plate after lining and reattachment
Figure 6 - Verso of lined plate, hinged in
Figure 7 - Close up of hinge attatchment
Figure 8 - Corners after repair
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