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Richard C. Baker offers a full range of conservation services for books and printed works on paper and parchment.

Treatments include binding restoration, facsimile binding, box making, adhesive tape removal, stain reduction, washing, aqueous and non-aqueous deacidification, lining, mending, and in-painting. Other services include - lectures, consulting, and hand bookbinding instruction.

The studio maintains full written and photographic documentation in addition to providing written evaluations and estimates for all work.

For the protection of customers' property, the studio is equipped with a central station fire and burglary alarm system and a fire proof safe. $66,000 worth of insurance is maintained on customers' property while on the premises or in transit.

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Richard C. Baker bookbinder offers rare book arts and conservation of paper, box, and tape restoration while binding and doing adhesive facsimile removal for the stain making and reduction.  He is involved in washing non-aqueous and aqueous paper, and deacidification.  The mending, lining, and lectures on in-painting comprise his consulting and instruction in hand bookbinding.  He also offers evaluations and estimates.

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Do you need a bookbinder to give estimates, evaluations, lectures, consulting, restoration, or other services for books?  Richard C. Baker does paper and book conservation for rare arts and bindings, while  making stain removal and tape reduction.  This bookbinder also employs adhesive washing in aqueous facsimile box lining and non-aqueous deacidification mending of hand in-painting and instruction in bookbinding and book arts or bookarts

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