Cary's English Atlas

This was an 18th century atlas in a very poor state that I restored and rebound into a half leather binding in a style contemporary to the book. The original binding was damaged, had been repaired very badly in the past with large ammounts of hot glue, and was misshapen after being left under a heavy weight in a damp place for some time. These photos show some different stages of the restoration, including tissue repairs to the damaged pages, re-shaping and backing the book in a laying press, and re-sewing headbands.

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