Funk and Wagnall’s New Practical Standard Dictionary, 1946
Before Treatment
Textblock:
Eight signatures detached from textblock
Loose sewing on the top two signatures on the remaining textblock
Missing sewing at second sewing station on the top 11 signatures remaining on the textblock
Missing page before title page
Failing tape adhereing pages along the gutter
Failing tape adhering torn page fragments together
Loose page near the end of the book
Multiple tears and folds among the pages
Binding:
Spine lining and mull pulling away from signatures, skinning the fold
Cloth tears and missing materials on the cover
Corner delamination and exposure
Stuck on headband missing
Mull has torn away at the left internal shoulder joint, causing detachment of left board from the textblock
Treatment
Tape removal and adhesive residue removal of the taped pages - strangely, the printed ink tested fugitive with any solvent based liquid, ruling out the use of solvents for the removal process. Therefore, removal was done with heat and erasers.
Resizing of the weak, damaged pages, including the fragments from the taped page
Repair of the fragments using toned tissue and wheat starch paste
Paper repairs and infills using toned tissue and paste
Resewing of the missing sewing station, loose signatures, and removed signatures onto the textblock mimicking the machine sewing
Hinging of torn page
Paper hinge insert for missing page
New spine linings and conservation headband
Cloth consolidation, repair, and infilling
Board corner consolidation and recovering
Board reattachment and internal hinge repair
Board book shoe for support and display
