Restoration of any kind to a rare book lowers its market value. You should be able to buy plastikleer tape or adaptaroll book jacket covers from a craft shop. Fragile in nature, wrapping around the hard covers, they have received the hardest wear and often discarded when they became torn and tattered, making those that remain all the more valuable. Untouched remains the standard, whether binding or jacket. Our durable covers protect your books jacket from tears, oil, dirt, grease, spills, rain, and even uv damage.
Careful dust jacket restoration includes removing any tape. Jan 22, 2020 facsimile dust jackets llc is the sole funding for mark terrys dust jacket archive project. I feel these dust jackets are an important part of our culture. Acidfree book covers are easytoapply and keep your material protect from oil, dirt, grease, spills and rain. Jul 12, 2018 put scraps of paper between the folded jacket area and the first page of your book to prevent the pva cement or glue from staining or sticking to your book.
Often the back panel or flaps are printed with biographical information about the author, a. Tls has a variety of archival safe book covers and archival safe book jacket covers. The process involved carefully measuring the height of the book to be protected and cutting a piece with that height and a length large enough to form a dust jacket of sorts back, spine, front, plus flaps. Brodart plastikleer matte adhesive back book cover film rolls. If the material is too wide, you simply cheat the dust jacket down to the bottom edge, and then fold over the top edge to fit the book. Clean the book jacket cover or insert the jacket into a new cover. Protecting your books should be high on your list of priorities if you are a book lover or intend to keep your book for a long period of time. A book with its dust jacket present will always bring a premium. Careful dust jacket restoration includes removing any tape or other poorly made repairs, properly mending tears and filling in paper losses. It comes in a tub and has the consistency of slightly dry playdoh. Student forum book repair instruction, classes and book. May 30, 2010 if its a recent, brandnew book, you could try contacting the publisher. The most obvious damage to the dust jacket was the tear along this foreedge.
The dust jacket sometimes book jacket, dust wrapper or dust cover of a book is the detachable outer cover, usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. I can see that editing a dust cover is going a step further than just replacing a damaged one, but simple replacement would be a start. A french fold dust jacket has an extra flap on the top and bottom of this style of dust jacket. A french fold jacket is a more elegant style for a highquality book. When the same books value is 100 times more when covered in its original dust jacket, forgery can become a problem and a concern for the buyer. The community of book collectors, as usual, had the final word. I used to work in a bookstore and sometimes we would receive good clean copies of new hardbacks with a damaged dust jacket, and depending on who the publisher was they would either send you a new jacket on its own or tell you to claim credit for the book. Ask your questions about archival book repair and diy book repair here. If you come across a book with a very damaged dust jacket, is it better to throw away the dust jacket and list it without or keep it. Oct 04, 2015 most hardcover books come with a dust jacket. If the spines are yellowing or fading get books out of the sun, as sunlight will bleach dust jackets and covers.
Sep 02, 2012 library dust jacket covers are great but they are not easy to make. Facsimile dust jackets llc is the sole funding for mark terrys dust jacket archive project. You may use stickers, glue photographic prints or draw with markers that do not smudge. The beginners guide to cleaning your books book riot. Protect paperbacks and hardbacks with dust jackets. Dust jacket repair post on august 11, 2011 by jackie divis doyle tagged. Its definitely not invisible, but paste repairs are reversible, so an offwhite paper could be used in the future. New listing the hornets nest by jimmy carter hardcover with dust jacket 2003 novel 4. When a dust jacket rips, the book may never circulate again. Book dust jackets are essential to ensuring a books longevity. As the name suggests, a dust jacket protects the book from dust, and increases its. Dust jacket definition of dust jacket by the free dictionary.
After purchase, you will receive an email with further information. I usually just throw it in a drawer while im reading a book and then put it back on when i. Book repair supplies for book and document preservation. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. In the file name text box, a suggested file name should be highlighted. These dust jackets could remain on the book when it was opened, providing protection for. Buy this item and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. A document cleaning pad is also the tool you would use to clean a papermatte dust jacket do not use windex on a dust jacket. If the title is in print, a seller can usually request new jackets from the.
But a book with a restored dust jacket will fetch less than the same book with an unrestored jacket. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Day of the triffids dust jacket in need of restoration. It is difficult to follow some of the steps, and frankly, the kit contains too many unnecessary parts. Much of the value of a modern first edition resides in the book jacket. Simple techniques for the maintenance and repair of books. Protect your library books and extend circulation life. For true spring cleaning and repair, the dust jacket must be removed from the book and placed face down and open, its exterior exposed to whatever it. Then there is an art to folding in the right places to get the right fit. Dec 21, 2011 the community of book collectors, as usual, had the final word.
How do you polish a scratched book dust jacket from. What do you do with the dust jacket from a hardcover book. For dirty matte finished dust jackets or pages, the best book treatment is a document cleaning pad. As the name suggests, a dust jacket protects the book from dust, and increases its life. Aug 11, 2011 dust jacket repair post on august 11, 2011 by jackie divis doyle tagged. My goal is to scan and archive images of as many vintage dust jackets as i can. After it is folded, it wraps around the book in the same way a standard dust jacket fits a book.
These dust jackets could remain on the book when it was opened, providing protection for volumes even as they were read. If we create a blurb book in lightroom, and export it to pdf, the cover and the rest of the book come in 2 separate pdf files, so i would have thought reprinting the cover alone would be very straightforward. Our covers protect against dirt, grease, food, spills, and even uv damage. Put a piece down the side of the cover onto the book, and then place a piece of tape diagonally over the corners of the dust jacket, folding the end of the tape over onto the book itself and not the dust jacket. Care and handling of library and archive materials, preservation training, condition and conservation surveys. Ability to buy only the dust jacket replacement cover. Replace this filename by typing dust jacket, press spacebar, type your initials, press spacebar, and type your partners initials. Follow this simple process to protect and maintain your books without breaking the bank buying professional book. Jan 25, 2017 when a dust jacket rips, the book may never circulate again. Absorene book and paper cleaner absorene is a magical putty straight from the hands of the bookish angels. I used to work in a bookstore and sometimes we would receive good clean copies of new hardbacks with a damaged dustjacket, and depending on who the publisher was they would either send you a new jacket on its own or tell you to claim credit for. Hardcover books with dust jacket for sale in stock ebay. A first edition published by stackpole sons in 1939.
Once you do the first 12, you get the hang of it and the other books go pretty fast. Personalize your book dust jacket to identify the book. This entry was posted in dust jacket repair and restoration and tagged dust jacket restoration and repair paper repair on november 12, 2014 by taff this is the second part of a dust jacket restoration see part one here where i am removing a torn, wrinkled heat set plastic covering the entire front and rear panels as well as most of the flaps. Often the back panel or flaps are printed with biographical information about the author, a summary of the book from the.
Nov 28, 2006 put a piece down the side of the cover onto the book, and then place a piece of tape diagonally over the corners of the dust jacket, folding the end of the tape over onto the book itself and not the dust jacket. But restoration does absolutely nothing to increase the value of a book. To these the restorer of dust jackets must add a high level of skill in color matching and a high level of ability in copying the original image. Repaired or facsimile dust jackets will definitely increase the attractiveness of the book. Mend torn pages, reattach loose pages, replace the ends h e e t 3. I like to take a chance on new authors and hardback first editions. Tls has a broad selection of protective book coverings including paperback book covers, book jackets covers, book laminate and laminators. Buy brodart basic book repair kit online binding101. Publishers should just send replacement jackets to anyone who needs one. A dust jacket guards against scratches, scuffs, jelly, and other distortions unworthy of a books perfection. Because the tear was right on the crease, i ended up using japanese tissue on both sides of the paper. However, many people will stop and look at a book in a bookstore, because it has a welldesigned, attractive dust jacket. Once flush you can fold down the top half of the protector to the height of the book jacket.
Creating a book dust jacket from scratch youve probably been told never judge a book by its cover. Jul 26, 20 a dust jacket guards against scratches, scuffs, jelly, and other distortions unworthy of a books perfection. Brodart plastikleer onepiece matte film book cover sheets. Use a book cradle or padded supports when displaying fragile volumes. Seek advice regarding archival cover for hardcover books.
In this regard it resembles a tonsil, absorbing abuse on behalf of a larger, more. It would have been nice to have a kit that costs less and is less complicated. Though i think itd be way easier to buy a complete new book than just the dustjacket. Japanese tissue, paper repair, talas, tape removal during a recent visit to my favorite used book store, the brattle book shop, i stumbled across a book that i thought would make a great gift for a friend of mine, who will soon be moving out to chicago to start work on. The basic book repair kit comes in three different versions. Theyre always sliding off, or arent in the right position when i go to close the book, or they fall off one side and just hang there flopping around. A cardboard sleeve in which a phonograph record is.
In the application or software you are using to create your book cover set the size of the page, layer, drawing, canvas or whatever your application uses to define the image object to match the template width and template length height found in the template dimensions section of the template generator window. Try our rigid covers for serious protection for your best loved paperback books. Good repair cannot be done to a book while the jacket is attached. Twist the bag a bit to loosen some dust and rub it around gently on the surface of the jacket with your clean fingers, a soft brush or the pad itself. For true spring cleaning and repair, the dust jacket must be removed from the book and placed face down and open, its exterior exposed to whatever it rests on. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Place books upright on shelves using book supports when the shelf is not full.
Depending on your choice, you will receive a variety of different book repair supply items that work great for both hard and soft cover book repair, as well as supplies to help you preserve and prevent any damage to books. Ask your friendly neighborhood bookstore if they can get one for you. The site also contains articles on reprojackets, how they are produced, and links for further reading. Book and paper conservation, book repair, rare book conservation, archive conservation, artwork conservation. The valuable rare book dust jacket rare books digest.
Simple dust jacket cleaning, such as the gentle wiping with a soft cloth that can be done with the jacket in place around its book, is just the start. Take care to repair remember, everyone judges books by their covers. Down jacket first aid repair patch kit black colour. Fragile in nature, wrapping around the hard covers, they have received the hardest wear and often discarded when they became. In addition, its flaps on the front and the back provide. To the right of the save in text box, click the dropdown arrow and select your period folder. Here are a few examples of common criminal practices. A removable paper cover used to protect the binding of a book.