A surprisingly intense afternoon of old books being made into new, on Saturday August 6. Here’s a sampling:

A treasured, well-worn and notated dictionary, re-bound in three volumes with red covers, iridescent end papers, and white spine and cover stamps.

Three volumes of a paperback dictionary
Three volumes of a paperback dictionary

Covers (new, and the original one tucked inside):

Webster's II Riverside Dictionary
Webster's II Riverside Dictionary
Webster's original cover
Webster's original, and loved, cover

Umberto Eco’s The Name Of The Rose in two volumes:

Eco, U. The Name Of The Rose, two volumes, black and red covers
Eco, U. The Name Of The Rose, two volumes, black and red covers

Catherine Dong brought in this book of card games. Before:

Gao Ji Qiao Yi Da Pai Fa
Card game manual - before

After:

Gao Ji Qiao Yi Da Pai Fa - Front Cover
Front cover, english-character title in green Dymo on grey Oxford file folder

Original cover still inside!

Card game manual original cover
The beautiful original cover is not lost!

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