Greetings and Salutations...

On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:58:34 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

I do some paper and book conservation work too, so I already have
stacks of Japanese papers to hand. NB - It's Kozo (mulberry) paper
that's used here, or maybe Gampi for small pieces - it's never "rice
paper" !

Can you recommend any good books on bookbinding? I asked the
local library and they didn't know. That really surprised me.
I fixed one broken back with a silly application of Shoe Goop,
but that was for a workbook, not a valuable item. I have some
old Harvard Classics I'd like to firm up before sale and I
want to do them properly.

Well, for what it is worth, one of MY favorite books
on the subject is Edith Diehl's "Bookbinding, Its Background and
Technique". It is available from Dover Books for not TOO much
money, and, is a pretty useful and comprehensive text. Kind
of dense...but...a LOT of info.
here is one source...
http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-0486240207-3;;slnc=1
And of course...Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0878172556/002-3910052-1034435?v=glance
Regards
Dave Mundt