Price Estimates

(Contact me for a more accurate estimate.)

Boxes

Book-cloth Clamshell                $175

(flat spine and printed label)        

Half Leather Clamshell            $350

(rounded spine, raised bands, marbled sides, and gold-stamped leather label)

Basic Slipcase                 $75

(covered in a linen Canapetta book-cloth 

Leather-tipped Slipcase           $200

(leather-tipped, rounded head and tail, and marbled paper surround)

                

New Bindings

Book-cloth                         $200-$300

Full Leather                      $300­$800

1/2 Leather                        $300­$700

 

Photo/Scrapbook Albums

1/4 Leather                            $450

Book-cloth Restoration

Old Spine Over New Spine      $300

Using the Existing Cover         $250

New Spine, Old Boards             $350

New Cover save pieces as inset panels                                                                    $250-$350

Removing Library Marks or Stickers

Hourly $40

 

Leather Restoration

Leather restoration is difficult to estimate yet usually runs about half again as much as similar book-cloth restorations due to added time and material costs.

Old Spine Over New Spine

(if the outer hinges are broken)    $450

Using the Existing Cover         $375

(if only the inner hinges are broken)          

New Spine, Old Boards             $525

(if the old spine is missing)           

New Period Cover

Includes saving and re-using  old end-sheets

(Full Leather)                 $350-900

(1/2 Leather)                    $300­900

Jap. Tissue Hinge Repair        $75­$175

 

Sewing

Prices for sewing depend on the amount of repair needed and the number of signatures in the book.  

Small Books       $150

Medium Books  $200­$300

Large Books       $250­$400

                

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