Christian Life Songs

S. W. Straus, 1890

    • Surface dirt throughout.

    • Abraded paper covered boards.

    • Abraded cloth spine.

    • Stapled textblock.

    • Separation of text block from case at the pastedowns.

    • Dry cleaned throughout.

    • Removed staples.

    • Guarded sections as needed with tissue.

    • Attached extended guards on first and last sections.

    • Resewn all along web stitch.

    • Spine liner applied with tissue.

    • Removed old, failing cloth spine from case.

    • Created and attached new spine from tinted moriki and ramie stiffiner.

    • Reattached boards to spine.

    • Lifted pastedown on inside covers and used overlong guards to attach text block.

    • Consolidated board with methyl cellulose and tissue.

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