SAVE A BOOK I: Conservator's Statement
The volume was disbound and the signatures washed and the individual leaves dried between blotters. Spine folds were reapplied with Japanese paper using rice starch paste; large tears were repaired with Japanese paper and small tears with heat set tissue.
The signatures were sewn on six double cords using Irish linen thread. The endbands were sewn using the German primary method of sewing. Boards were constructed of four layers of four-ply 100% rag beveled to accommodate swelling caused by the sewing.
The spine was shaped only by fingers and bone folder; no hammer was used. The boards were then attached by lacing into slots cut into the boards; the full thickness of the cords was used. Endbands were also laced into the boards. The endpapers were constructed using the "flexi-end" style and were made using Gutenberg paper, as were the extra sheets that were added.
The covering material is a tawed pigskin from Hewitt & Sons of England. The covering technique following the traditional method of covering, which is to only wrap the leather around the bands and tie up, not using the band nippers. The title was tooled on the spine using gold leaf.