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| First step take it apart (5" of book pages) | 
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| Covers and spine | 
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| Corners are ratty and someone used scotch tape that pulled off strips of the cover paper. | 
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| I used leathery scrapbook paper to cover missing areas. This paper is strong and stretches to be forgiving. It glues well too. | 
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| Edge covered and stabilized. | 
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| Corners stabilized with book cloth. | 
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| Reassembly starts | 
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| Treasure found! | 






