Library Bookbinding

"Library Bookbinding" by Arthur L. Bailey is an instructional manual created for libraries that covers the complex world of book preservation and repair in the early 1900s. It explains all the steps, supplies, and helpful tips that librarians and binding staff need to know. The book's main goal is to give people the knowledge and skills they need to bind books well so that they last a long time, which is especially important for the many different kinds of books found in libraries. It starts by talking about how important bookbinding is for libraries, especially when it comes to money, and how librarians need to know a lot about binding materials and processes so they can make good choices. Bailey talks about how different books are used in different ways and how the way a book is bound should be based on how much it will be used. The book talks about the different kinds of binding, why it's important to use the right binding methods for each library, and why librarians need to understand binding well to save money and make sure their book collections last for many years.