The rebinding of Audubon’s 'Birds of America'
The oversize volumes required a team of bookbinders
Taking the books apart
Removing spine©
Each of the volumes was taken apart. The boards were detached, then the spine coverings removed.
The decorated and protective pages at each end of the book (endpapers) were taken out and retained for re-use.
The marbled paper pastedowns were soaked off the inside of the boards and kept.
Removing the spine
