The Colonial Bindery

1938 Wedding Album, 2 volumes

Before- Boards detached, spines off

After- Reattached boards and spines

We specialize in the Three R's:

Rebinding

Repairing

Restoring

This can include, for example, restoring Family Bibles, rebacking spines, reattaching covers, re-inserting  loose pages, and repairing torn pages.

Book binding and book restoration are both art and craft. We do our best to get books back to their original appearance as closely as possible so that you and your loved ones can enjoy your valuables today just as you did in the past. 

Our usual turn-around time is 30-60 days.

Need to have your book rebound? Send it to us. We love rebinding! We like to think of it as giving an old treasure a rejuvenating yet elegant makeover with beautifully designed covers.

If you have a preferred cover, like a decorative paper from your local stationery store or something you found online, ship it to us or we'll order it and put it on your book.

We will bind diaries/journals/blank books  to  your specifications and order, and we make book boxes. 

BASIC PRICES (Can vary with condition and size)

EMAIL PHOTOS OF YOUR BOOK TO colonialbindery@gmail.com

REATTACH 1 COVER $75.00, 2 COVERS $125.00

REATTACH SPINE $85.00

REBACKING (Replace spine) $115.00

REBINDING (New cover) $150.00

RECONDITIONING LEATHER $65.00

REPAIR TORN PAGES-  $5.00/page

RESEWING- Ask for quote

Discount for three or more books

BELOW: CLAMSHELL/SOLANDER BOOK BOXES

Call us at (484) 693-0530 or email colonialbindery@gmail.com 

Before repair:

After repair: Reinserted loose pages, repaired torn pages, created new spine and dyed it to match cover, reattached original spine remnants, cleaned and touched up cover.

Before & After

1.1577 Holinshed's Chronicles - reattached cover.

2. Two 1888 leatherbound Police Histories. Covers and spine off, leather dry, pages and endpapers needed to be realigned and reattached.

3. Les Miserables 1867- Reattached boards, new calfskin spine and gold tooled label.

4. 1857 Martin Luther Biography Repair & Restoration- Cover & Spine were off, leather was dry and powdery. Cover & Spine reattached, original dry leather restored.

5. 1763 Christopher Sauer Bible repair. Rebacked spine and reattached covers.