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INDIVIDUAL BINDING GENEALOGY
RESTORATIONS LEATHER BINDING BIBLES
WHAT WE DO WHO WE SERVE ADDITIONAL SERVICES
SPECIALTY BINDING FOIL STAMPING & IMPRINTING QUALITY & CRAFTSMANSHIP
SHIPPING &
SCHEDULES

 

 

LIBRARY BINDING

We bind materials for all types of libraries.  We are a proud member of the Library Binding Institute (LBI) and all of our operations performed in the binding process use only acid free materials and meet or exceed the standards set forth by the LBI.  Pick up and deliveries are available in most areas.

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INDIVIDUAL BINDING

We can bind one or more books, periodicals, theses, dissertations, Bibles or any other type binding that our customers request.

We have a $30.00 Minimum Charge for book binding or $15.00 Minimum Charge for Imprint Stamping.

We welcome you to visit us during normal working hours (7:15 A.M. to 3:45 P.M.) Monday through Friday to get a free estimate on your binding or Restoration needs.  Individual binding is performed in the same manner as Library Binding and meets the same standards set forth by the Library Binding Institute of America.

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GENEALOGY BINDING

We can bind your genealogy books from one to several hundred copies.  There is a wide choice of cover material to choose from including 25 colors in Library Buckram cloth.  Many styles of typesetting are available for front, spine and imprint decoration.  Family crests or other decorative stamping or embossing from dies is available.  We also provide copies of your genealogy on acid free paper from a selection of basis weights and colors.

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RESTORATIONS

Almost any old book or Bible can be restored to its original condition.  Treasured volumes and artifacts are skillfully restored by experienced craftsmen.  We offer deacidification to prevent further deterioration of brittle paper.  Where paper is beyond repair or restoration, we can make preservation boxes to store them in.  All materials are acid free.

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LEATHER BINDING

We specialize in fine leather craftsmanship binding.  We provide cowhide and pigskin in a variety of grains and colors.

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BIBLES

Whether you have a new Bible in Bonded Leather, Hardcover or Paperback or an existing one that has been passed down with precious memories or notes, we can rebind it or restore it in a durable quality binding in several different styles.

There are different types of genuine leather or imitation leather and colors to choose from.  All notes and information on endpapers are kept and bound in the new cover, so nothing is lost.  The original sewing is retained if it is in good condition or it is resewn including one or more new ribbons.  Names can be imprinted on the front of the new cover.

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WHAT WE DO

Southern Library Bindery is a Certified Library Bindery incorporated in the States of Tennessee and Mississippi.  The company started in Nashville, Tennessee in 1934 and has remained a family owned business since then.  We do business for customers throughout the United States.

Autopsy Reports Leather Binding
Bibles Legal Documents
Books/Monographs Log Books
Books of Letters Memorial Services
Cemetery Records Newspaper Binding
Church Bulletins Periodicals/Magazines
Clamshell Boxes Photo Albums
Copying Preservation
Deacidification Presentation Books
Dictionaries Restoration
Dissertations Surgical Reports
Edition Binding (Short Run) Screw Post Binding
Genealogy Binding Slipcase Boxes
Historical Data Surgical Reports
Hymnals Textbook Binding
Journals Theses
Minute Books Wedding Books
Law Books Yearbooks

 

COPYING

Copying can be done for one book or hundreds on a variety of papers.  Old, rare, or brittle books need to be professionally broken down so that they can be copied.

 

DISSERTATIONS

Dissertations are bound in your choice of color and format.  They can be stamped on Front, Spine or Front and Spine.  We can also make copies from your original.

 

GENEALOGY BINDING

We can bind your genealogy books from one to several hundred copies.  There is a wide choice of cover material to choose from including 25 colors in Library Buckram cloth.  Many styles of typesetting are available for front, spine and imprint decoration.  Family crests or other decorative stamping or embossing from dies is available.  We also provide copies of your genealogy on acid free paper from a selection of basis weights and colors.

 

LEATHER BINDING

We specialize in fine leather craftsmanship binding.  We provide cowhide and pigskin in a variety of grains and colors.

 

LEGAL DOCUMENTS

We can bind legal documents to include inserted tabs (leather or paper).  They are bound in Grade F Buckram in your choice of color.  Stamping can be done of Front, Spine or Front and Spine.

 

PERIODICALS/MAGAZINES

Periodicals and magazines can be bound in your choice of color of cover material.  Full collation is available.

 

RESTORATIONS

Almost any old book or Bible can be restored to its original condition.  Treasure volumes and artifacts are skillfully restored by experience craftsmen.  We offer deacidification to prevent further deterioration of brittle paper.  Where paper is beyond repair or restoration, we can make preservation boxes to store them in.  All materials are acid free.

 

TEXTBOOK BINDING

Textbooks can be bound in the original preprinted cover (where available).  Covers can be ordered for more than 10 of the same title.

 

THESES

Theses are bound in your choice of color and format.  They can be stamped on Front, Spine or Front and Spine.  We can also make copies from your original.

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WHO WE SERVICE

Individuals Corporations
Universities Graduate Schools
Public Libraries Music Industry
Medical Libraries Printers
Hospitals Publishers
Law Schools Genealogical Societies
Law Firms Churches

 Our services and schedules are planned to fit our customer's needs.

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ADDITIONAL SERVICES

Library Standard and Custom Collating

Edition Collating & Inserting

Leaf attachments

* National-sew-through-the-fold
* Oversew
* Singer Side or Saddle Stitch
* Smythe Sewing
* Notched Adhesive Fan Binding

Trimming, Smashing, and Gluing

Rounding and Backing

 

Casing-In

Casemaking (Hard & Flexible)

Foil Stamping & Embossing

Leather Skiving

Mounting Paperback Covers

Page Removal & Page Tipping

Page Mending

Shrink-wrapping

 

 

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SPECIALTY BINDING

Sports Fans can bind their favorite team's memorabilia whether it's the Music City Miracle, the Tennessee Titan's Super Bowl Official Game Program, the Tennessee Volunteers 1998 National Football Championship or any other special commemorative issue.

Many special "Gift Books" have been created of a child's first book, poetry, class letters and pictures for Teachers, Letters of Appreciation for Pastors, Memory Books for Weddings and Gag Books as well.

We have also made leather desk pads for antique secretaries and covered one of a kind antique artifacts as well as custom bind special presentations used by artists and photographers.

Specialty operations include Stubbing, Hubbs, Headbands and Ribbons.  All binding is customized to meet our customer's needs.

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FOIL STAMPING & IMPRINTING

Foil Stamping and Embossing can be done in gold, silver, black or white in different styles.  This includes name imprints on books, Bibles, folders, etc.  Stamping dies can be made from black and white camera ready art.

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QUALITY & CRAFTSMANSHIP

As proud members of the Library Binding Institute, all materials and workmanship conform to, or exceed, the specifications for Certified Library Binding for your library binding as approved by the Library Binding Institute (LBI) as well as having skilled and experienced craftsmen.

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SHIPPING & SCHEDULES

We have regularly scheduled pickups and deliveries in major areas and our services and schedules are planned to fit our customer's needs.  We also ship orders anywhere in the United States.  If you mail something in for quotation, please include your street mailing address and phone number.

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