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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;buyjunksellantiques, post: 64308, member: 658&quot;]You all are from different areas of the country (USA) and I think internationally. I am going to rely on your input in my search for someone who&#039;s specialty is fixing a binding on an antique Bible. I&#039;m willing to ship it to an insured professional for the repair, so location isn&#039;t a problem. I want someone who does antiquities/relics restoration and I&#039;m hoping someone in this group knows someone or knows what University, or Company that I can trust based on their clientele and reputation.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is so very important to me. I want to keep this Bible because of it&#039;s beauty and content. The Bible I have is similar to what is considered a &quot;Salesman&#039;s Sample&quot;. I&#039;ve already had it appraised, so I know it&#039;s value; I&#039;m not looking for that information. The appraiser gave me a couple of names but they didn&#039;t pan out for me. They were just book binders and didn&#039;t specialize in antiquities. The covers on the Bible are hand tooled leather (ginseng leaves and fisherman&#039;s knots); and the leather covers metal plates. Because of the weight of the covers, I clumsily sat it down without it being &quot;clasped closed&quot; (the clasps are sterling!); and I broke the back cover from the book! Argh!!! I was so irate with myself for taking the stability of the book for granted and now it&#039;s important for me to have it restored. But just the binding, not the content on the inside; btw ... the pictures are LITHOGRAPHS not prints!</p><p><br /></p><p>The memory of the day I found this Bible is a memory that will stay with me for a very long time. I happened on it ... at the right place at the right time so to speak. And the price was right (30 bucks). I knew it was special but I had no idea until I had it appraised, just how special it is. So any help from you all would put me in your debt. Thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Any input would be greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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