What a neat newsgroup. I just subscribed to see if I can learn more about
historic cuisine and cookbooks. My mom has just passed to me "The Latest
and Best Cookbook", published by Edgewood Publishing in 1884. My mom's
great grandmother passed it to her grandmother, then to her mother, to my
mom, and now to me. Each owner has signed their name to the frontispiece
where I'll sign mine soon. The book is not in very good condition, but it's
not so fragile that I can't read it. Lots of fun, I'll tell you. As I get
in to this newsgroup and look around, can anyone recommend either
information or a web site that will give me any information on preserving
this book? I'd like to preserve it as best I can so I can pass it to future
generations.

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Aloha pumehana,
Brian

Brian Bigler wrote:
> What a neat newsgroup. I just subscribed to see if I can learn more
> about historic cuisine and cookbooks. My mom has just passed to me "The
> Latest and Best Cookbook", published by Edgewood Publishing in 1884. My
> mom's great grandmother passed it to her grandmother, then to her
> mother, to my mom, and now to me. Each owner has signed their name to
> the frontispiece where I'll sign mine soon. The book is not in very
> good condition, but it's not so fragile that I can't read it. Lots of
> fun, I'll tell you. As I get in to this newsgroup and look around, can
> anyone recommend either information or a web site that will give me any
> information on preserving this book? I'd like to preserve it as best I
> can so I can pass it to future generations.
>
What a neat thing for you to have! I am also interested in the
responses. Beyond making sure it is protected from acid, I am not
sure what to suggest.

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Jean B.

"Brian Bigler" > wrote in
:

> What a neat newsgroup. I just subscribed to see if I can learn more
> about historic cuisine and cookbooks. My mom has just passed to me "The
> Latest and Best Cookbook", published by Edgewood Publishing in 1884. My
> mom's great grandmother passed it to her grandmother, then to her
> mother, to my mom, and now to me. Each owner has signed their name to
> the frontispiece where I'll sign mine soon. The book is not in very
> good condition, but it's not so fragile that I can't read it. Lots of
> fun, I'll tell you. As I get in to this newsgroup and look around, can
> anyone recommend either information or a web site that will give me any
> information on preserving this book? I'd like to preserve it as best I
> can so I can pass it to future generations.
>

Books can be rebound.

Places like this: http://www.thebookbinders.com/ can be found all over. I
do not specifically recommend this one. You could look under bookbinders in
your local yellow pages.

Alternatively, there are online guides for doing it yourself. I don't know
how handy you are at crafts, but you might consider that too. Here are a
couple of references. Beware the wrapping of long URLs.

http://www.powis.com/downloads/manua...ual_Rebind.pdf

http://temperproductions.com/Bookbin...ack/paperback-
rebind.htm

http://www.instructables.com/id/Handbound-Book/

I love old books of all sorts.

Best,
Mark.

--
Verbing weirds language--Calvin

Mark P. Nelson wrote:
> "Brian Bigler" > wrote in
> :
>
>> What a neat newsgroup. I just subscribed to see if I can learn more
>> about historic cuisine and cookbooks. My mom has just passed to me "The
>> Latest and Best Cookbook", published by Edgewood Publishing in 1884. My
>> mom's great grandmother passed it to her grandmother, then to her
>> mother, to my mom, and now to me. Each owner has signed their name to
>> the frontispiece where I'll sign mine soon. The book is not in very
>> good condition, but it's not so fragile that I can't read it. Lots of
>> fun, I'll tell you. As I get in to this newsgroup and look around, can
>> anyone recommend either information or a web site that will give me any
>> information on preserving this book? I'd like to preserve it as best I
>> can so I can pass it to future generations.
>>
>
> Books can be rebound.
>
> Places like this: http://www.thebookbinders.com/ can be found all over. I
> do not specifically recommend this one. You could look under bookbinders in
> your local yellow pages.
>
> Alternatively, there are online guides for doing it yourself. I don't know
> how handy you are at crafts, but you might consider that too. Here are a
> couple of references. Beware the wrapping of long URLs.
>
> http://www.powis.com/downloads/manua...ual_Rebind.pdf
>
> http://temperproductions.com/Bookbin...ack/paperback-
> rebind.htm
>
> http://www.instructables.com/id/Handbound-Book/
>
> I love old books of all sorts.
>
> Best,
> Mark.
>

I love looking at them. Especially from the URLs that Jean sends from
time to time. I just don't like the smell that many have if in hand vs.
scanned and on-line.

Regards,

Bob

Thanks, Mark, I looked through the Yellow Pages here in Seattle and really
didn't know what to look for. That phrase "bookbinders", is what I needed.

And thanks to everyone for your responses to my question. Just love this
stuff.
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Aloha pumehana,
Brian

"Mark P. Nelson" > wrote in message
...
> "Brian Bigler" > wrote in
> :
>
>> What a neat newsgroup. I just subscribed to see if I can learn more
>> about historic cuisine and cookbooks. My mom has just passed to me "The
>> Latest and Best Cookbook", published by Edgewood Publishing in 1884. My
>> mom's great grandmother passed it to her grandmother, then to her
>> mother, to my mom, and now to me. Each owner has signed their name to
>> the frontispiece where I'll sign mine soon. The book is not in very
>> good condition, but it's not so fragile that I can't read it. Lots of
>> fun, I'll tell you. As I get in to this newsgroup and look around, can
>> anyone recommend either information or a web site that will give me any
>> information on preserving this book? I'd like to preserve it as best I
>> can so I can pass it to future generations.
>>
>
> Books can be rebound.
>
> Places like this: http://www.thebookbinders.com/ can be found all over. I
> do not specifically recommend this one. You could look under bookbinders
> in
> your local yellow pages.
>
> Alternatively, there are online guides for doing it yourself. I don't know
> how handy you are at crafts, but you might consider that too. Here are a
> couple of references. Beware the wrapping of long URLs.
>
> http://www.powis.com/downloads/manua...ual_Rebind.pdf
>
> http://temperproductions.com/Bookbin...ack/paperback-
> rebind.htm
>
> http://www.instructables.com/id/Handbound-Book/
>
> I love old books of all sorts.
>
> Best,
> Mark.
>
> --
> Verbing weirds language--Calvin
>