The Vespiary Book Binding & Book Conservation

Fixin’ books in the Wild West

Archive for the 'work in progress' Category

assiduity, n. - constant or close application or effort

It’s been a busy day, hence no time for blogging.  Just pics from the work table, and the 25th century…

exposé, n. - a showing up of something discreditable

Recently I repaired a whole number of Baedeker’s travel guides. This publishing house was yesterday’s equivalent of Lonely Planet, or perhaps Fodor’s. It was mildly titillating (can I say that anymore?) for me because I had never come across one in real life before; I had only heard about them in the movie […]

scotch tape, n. - an abomination

Please folks, count to ten. Take hold of yourself before you take tape to your documents.

In the meantime, store your documents carefully, not rolled up in a bin.
Here’s the building the blueprints refer to: the historic Wilma Building of Missoula, MT

Photo by Rebecca Ellen.