Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After: 18th Century Cook’s Voyages books restoration by Book Restoration Co. If anyone understands the emotional attachment of ...

In gentle hands, Ralph Weber cradles an old, worn Bible held together by a tied ribbon. “The first thing I do is ask what does a customer want done to the book,” said Weber, a Clear Lake, Wis., rare ...

Joseph Ziemba is proof of the old saying: “One man’s trash is another’s treasure.” In this era of electronic books, Ziemba searches for antiquarian books with broken bindings and soiled pages and ...

Antique books, maps, paper items and photos frequently suffer from a range of issues, including wear, environmental damage and acidification. These degraded historical materials are too often ...