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How to Repair Paperback Bindings.

By Chrisjob

Wiliam Smith from Hang Fire Books writes, "I frequently receive vintage paperbacks where the spine glue has separated from the text block (probably due to reading-wear) and then frozen/dried in a lumpy uneven way that keeps the spine from laying flat…I was wondering if it would be possible to soften the glue with heat so you could smooth and reflatten it."

It turns out, you can. Read all about William's technique here, but be sure to try in on a book you don't value first.

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