Description: Cyclopaedia of Victoria Vol. 1

• Damage to corners and head and tail of spine.
• Leather on covers faded and with some damage.
• Splits along hinge of end paper at front and back of book.

Recommended treatment:

• Adhere strips of Japanese paper along the hinge joint inside the covers, over the splits in the paper. Strip to be adhered in place with starch paste.
• Apply conservation leather consolidant Klucel G to leather on covers.
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Description: Cyclopaedia of Victoria Vol. 2

• Damage to corners and head and tail of spine.
• Leather on covers faded and with some damage.
• Splits along hinge of end paper at front of book.

Recommended treatment:

• Adhere strip of Japanese paper along the gutter joint inside the covers, over the splits in the paper. Strip to be adhered in place with starch paste.
• Apply conservation leather consolidant Klucel G to leather on covers.

Description: Cyclopaedia of Victoria Vol. 3

• Damage to corners and head and tail of spine.
• Leather on covers faded and with some damage.
• Splits along hinge of end paper at front and back of book.
• Some separation between sections in middle of book.

Recommended treatment:

• Adhere strips of Japanese paper along the hinge joint inside the covers, over the splits in the paper. Strip to be adhered in place with starch paste.
• Adhere strips of Japanese paper where sections of the text block have separated.
• Apply conservation leather consolidant Klucel G to leather on covers.
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Description: Victoria in 1880

• Red book cloth cover split along hinge joint of cover and spine at front and partially at back of book.
• Split along end paper inside back cover.
• Splits along gutter of first four pages in book.
• Previous repair with white cloth tape on end paper at front.

Recommended treatment:

• Lift book cloth along joints and feed new book cloth underneath to strengthen joint.
• Adhere strips of Japanese paper along the hinge joint, over the splits in the end paper. Strip to be adhered in place with starch paste.
• Adhere strips of Japanese paper along gutters of pages where there is separation at the hinge.

Description: Melbourne International Exhibition 1880

• Large section of leather on spine missing at top.
• Front end paper and fly leaf almost completely detached. Another page detached.
• Tape from previous repair on pages at front. Packing tape down one gutter near front.
• Fold out illustration torn with section detached. Damage around edges of paper.

Recommended treatment:

• Remove packing and other tape from pages.
• Adhere strips of Japanese paper along the hinge joint, where pages are detached or partially detached. Strips to be adhered in place with starch paste.
• Repair tears with Japanese paper.
• Flatten fold out illustration and repair tears and reattach section.

Description: Early History of Victoria 

• Spine cover has previous repair with newer book cloth underneath showing in split along hinge joint of cover at back.
• Previous repairs inside front and back covers, making it stiff to turn page.
• Separation between sections in five or so places.

Recommended treatment:

• Remove previous repairs where possible and repair with Japanese paper so that it is not stiff to turn page.
• Adhere strips of Japanese paper along the gutter joints, where sections have separated.

Description: The Colony of Victoria

• Very damaged with sewing thread broken in places and muslin on spine split so sections are loose or detached.
• Fold out map at front with extensive damage and sections detached as well as tears and creases.

Recommended treatment:

• As sections detached the book needs to be taken apart and resewn with linen thread.
• Line spine with cloth and paper.
• Strengthen hinge joints of covers.
• Reattach text block to covers.
• Repair fold out map with Japanese paper and starch paste.

Description: Goldfields and Mineral Districts of Victoria

• Covers detached from text block
• Lining on spine of text block detached and adhesive has failed.
• Sections loose and front few pages detached.

Recommended treatment:

• As sections are loose strengthen by sewing with linen thread where required.
• Line spine with cloth and paper.
• Strengthen hinge joints of covers.
• Reattach text block to covers.
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Description: Australian Representative Men

• End paper and page at back detached.
• Covers only held on by cords.
• Leather on covers faded and with some damage.

Recommended treatment:

• Reattach pages at back with strips of Japanese paper attached with starch paste.
• Strengthen hinge joint inside front and back covers with Japanese paper attached with starch paste.
• Apply Klucel G to leather on spine to consolidate it.

Description: Centennial History of NSW  in 1888

• Previous repair with stiff strips of material inside front and covers. Stiffness of this material makes it difficult to open the next pages.
• Previous repair to leather on spine.

Recommended treatment:

• Remove stiff material used in previous repair.
• Replace stiff material with Japanese paper or soft material as required.
• Apply conservation leather consolidant Klucel G to leather as required.

Description: Thirty Year Residence in NSW

• Previous repair to two pages at back have attached the pages too high. Last page has small section missing.
• Repair on page at front attaches it down onto spine of text block.
• Cover at front partially separated from text block.

Recommended treatment:

• Remove repairs at back so that pages can be reattached at correct level.
• Repair page where section missing.
• Adhere down section at front so cover held more securely to the text block, then place strip of Japanese paper onto hinge joint of endpapers.

Description: History of Christian Names

• First four sections of text block detached with sewing threads broken in places.

Recommended treatment:

• Separate text block from cover at front so that detached sections can be reattached.
• Spine of text block to be lined with cloth and paper to hold sections together.
• Reattach front cover with cloth from text block and strip of Japanese paper.

Description: The Names We Bear

• Head of spine cover damaged.
• Sticky tape at front of book and masking tape at front and back.
• First section almost detached.

Recommended treatment:

• Remove sticky tape and masking tape.
• Sew detached section back in.
• Adhere strips of Japanese paper along the hinge joint inside the covers.

Description: Port of Melbourne 1951

• Bound magazines with splitting and separation of sections at front and back.

Recommended treatment:

• Adhere strips of Japanese paper along the gutter joint, over the splits in the sections. Strip to be adhered in place with starch paste.

Cyclopaedia of Victoria Vol. 1

Cyclopaedia of Victoria Vol. 2

Cyclopaedia of Victoria Vol. 3

$75.00

$75.00

$100.00

Victoria in 1880

$175.00

Melbourne International Exhibition 1880

$225.00

Early History Of Victoria

$175.00

The Colony of Victoria

$625.00

Goldfields and Mineral Districts of Victoria

$425.00

Australian Representative Men

$125.00

Centennial History of NSW 1888

$125.00

Thirty Year Residence in NSW

$150.00

History of Christian Names

$175.00

The Names We Bear

$125.00

Port of Melbourne 1951

$50.00

TOTAL

$2625.00

Additional treatment

Replacement of PVC covers with polypropylene/polyester plastic: 14 books / $22

$308.00