As a book collector and bookseller I have on occasion performed some minor book surgical restoration. So, I am a sucker for a good video on the process of book restoration at the hands of a qualified expert. In the video below, book restorer Sophia Bogle shows us how it’s done as she rejuvenates a 106-year-old first edition of Frank L. Baum’s The Lost Princess of Oz to demonstrate some of the steps of her craft — from cutting open an old book’s spine and washing dirty pages to repairing tears and recoloring illustrations.

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