Specializing in 19th, 20th and 21st Century Book-cloth Restoration
Including Children's, Illustrated, Fiction, Science and History. To see Sophia's credentials go to the About page.
Sophia's Work: Before and After
- Aesthetic Restoration Needed
- Aesthetic Restoration Completed
- Facsimile Rear Board and Spine Needed Preserving Front Board: Velveteen Rabbit
- New Facsimile Rear Board and Spine. Front Board Preserved: Velveteen Rabbit
- New Spine Needed for this Vintage Paperback: Screamers
- New Spine for Vintage Paperback with Original Spine Preserved: Screamers
- Re-back Needed: Tom Sawyer
- Re-back Completed with Original Spine Preserved: Tom Sawyer
- Re-case Needed: Kabumpo in Oz
- Re-case Completed: Kabumpo in Oz
- RE-case Needed: Origin of Species
- Re-case Needed: Origin of Species
- Re-cased: Origin of Species
- Re-cased: Origin of Species
- New Cover, Black Canapetta Linen Cloth with Paper Label: Behind the Scenes with the Mediums
- New Japanese Tissue Spine with Paper Label: The Emerald City of Oz
- Re-case Needed: Huckleberry Finn
- Re-cased: Huckleberry Finn
- Book Box Needing Restoration
- Book Box Restored
- Restoration Re-case with Facsimile Half Spine Needed: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Restoration Re-case with Facsimile Half Spine Completed: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- New Facsimile Spine Needed: The Candelabra's Glare
- New Facsimile Spine Completed: The Candelabra's Glare
- Re-back Needed: What Do People Do All Day?
- Re-back Completed: What Do People Do All Day?
- Re-back Needed: What Do People Do All Day?
- Re-back Completed: What Do People Do All Day?
Pricing
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Historically Accurate
”There is no one who can restore cloth bound books like Sophia Bogle. She is an artist. Her bindings are historically accurate, with attention to detail and faithfully restored to its former glory”. Barbara Rootenberg of B & L Rootenberg… Read more “Historically Accurate”
Meticulous and Technically Expert
I have used the book restoration services of Sophia Bogle [Save Your Books] for over ten years. During that time she has done everything from simple repairs to complete restoration. Sophia is meticulous and technically expert, and in addition is… Read more “Meticulous and Technically Expert”
Nothing Short of Magic
Sophia did a masterful job repairing the dust jacket on my precious copy of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum. The book itself was in wonderful condition, but the jacket needed some serious help. The… Read more “Nothing Short of Magic”
Second to none
Sophia’s work on both of my first editions of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi was second to none.