Re: [BKARTS] Restoration of the Wizard of Oz (1903)

[Don Drake <ddrake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peng Peng,

I recently had to deal with a cat-urine stained Oz of the same date. I 
think you will find more substitutes at http://www.abebooks.com or 
http://alibris.com. I was able to find a satisfactory replacement. The 
exact details of an edition are highly changeable because of the way 
the publisher jobbed out portions of the content to many printers then 
had binding done from the components. Call for more info.

Regards,
Don Drake
Dreaming Mind

ddrake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IM: stitchbyhand
http://www.dreamingmind.com
http://www.hughstump.com
(510) 537-9711

On Sep 27, 2005, at 12:01 PM, Peng-Peng Wang wrote:

> Hi,
> 	A friend asked me to restore her childhood copy of the Wizard of Oz, 
> illustrated by W. W. Denslow, published in 1903. The book is in very 
> poor condition: missing spine, half of the binding comes apart, loose 
> and split pages with lots of tears. This book has personal sentimental 
> value and cannot be replaced by any other copy found on Ebay. She 
> would like to have this book restored to the point that it can 
> function again.
> 	The original binding is sewn with very fine thread (4 folios in each 
> section) and then glued to paper. It has total around 260 pages.
> 	Before we make the final decision to rebind this book, we will 
> appreciate any advice on some other options.
>
> peng peng wang
> www.pengpengwang.com
>
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