Watch a 100-year-old book deconstructed and restored

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Ah. I thought it would be about this book surgery:

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A wonderful thing to watch.

Her tiny book earrings are something special too.

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The artistry…just amazing.

Also, it’s heartening to see someone so gratified by what she does for a living.

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TAKES FRANTIC AND COPIOUS NOTES
Yes dammit, it’s a complete sentence, or at least thought!

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I have been meaning to start thinking about repairing a hard cover of Breakfast of Champions and checked out that book repairer’s website, where I can learn to repair books. I also checked for local bookbinderies and there seem to be many. I’ll hold off applying any tape.

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