I was approached by a client to ask about binding together all of the editions of these societies' journals into a matching set of volumes. Each volume is composed of two years, each with its own individually printed journal. A few of the journals collected had already been bound, some in cloth and some in half leather but they all needed pulling apart in order to ensure that all of the volumes matched. Most of them came as uncut printers copies whereby the printer had folded the sheets and...

Most of the books we work on are at least 100 years old, and many are much older. Books are really robust and can last for many hundreds of years, but they do need looking after. Here's five tips to help you keep your cherished books for future generations. Keep them away from the sun Direct sunlight can cause several problems with books. Firstly , the UV in the sun can cause the pigments in the cloth or leather to fade. This leads to your books having faded spines but original colour...

Book binding stage by stage by David Allsopp of Old School Crafts