Repair an Old Classic Book (rebinding).

Step 10 Finishing up the book:

I used a simple GOLD SPRAY to "fix" the gold-leaf that was worn off on the page edges.. I probably should have used some SPECIAL gold paint that was acid free... but i got carried away during the project and started SPRAYING before I started THINKING.  Oh well, it LOOKS good. I dont know how this will affect the paper over the years.  So it worked for me. You may want to skip this step or purchase something more suitable for old books. I then scanned the picture of the original cover. Lucky me, there was another copy of that picture INSIDE the book that had no fade in the colors... so i used a picture editing program and typed the BOOK TITLE.  I went down to Walgreens for them to print the picture so it would be better INK and PAPER that my inkjet printer cant compete with.  I wrapped the picture with protective plastic and used LIQUID NAILS glue to attach this picture to the FRONT of the book.  I finished off the book by placing some METAL CORNERs on the book cover.  If you do this, be carefull to not let anything METAL touch the books pages... because the metal will rip a hole in the pages QUICK.   I put little screws into the metal corners... but later removed them because they were damaging the papers inside the book.  That about finishes the book.  It is very impressive and everyone who sees it is somewhat surprised that the book is almost 100 years old and so nice to hold.  This book has CHARACTER.