The Book Doctor - Bookbinding & Book Restoration

01/27/2026

The shop is currently closed. We hope to get back to work safely Thursday, Jan. 27.

05/20/2024

Hey, y'all! We moved! Our new address is 1515 South Ewing Ste. 110.

07/18/2023

Announcing our next exhibition, The Long Lives of Very Old Books, opening August 19.

Explore the stories behind books published by Europeans between the mid-fifteenth and late-seventeenth centuries, tracing them from printing houses into the hands of generations of collectors and bookbinders and, ultimately, modern research libraries like the Ransom Center.

Drawn almost exclusively from the Center's own collections, objects in the exhibition testify to the value of treating early books as historical artifacts, of moving beyond their printed content to evidence of how they were originally made, who owned them, where they’ve traveled, and how they’ve been read, used, abused, and altered over the centuries.

Learn more: https://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/2023/long-lives-of-very-old-books/

📷: Bound collection of nine sermon editions by Henry Smith (London, 1591–1592). Harry Ransom Center Book Collection, -o- 2021 22.

04/07/2023

Thank you to NBC 5's Texas Today team for visiting the shop and asking really good questions!

Owner of bookbinding and restoration shop The Book Doctor, Candice McKay, shows us what it takes to bring books back to life. MORE: TheBookDr.com

10/14/2022

The Yale Center for British Art is delighted to present an online panel discussion for college students who are interested in pursuing a career in museum conservation. The session brings together three professional conservators who will share their different pathways to becoming a conservator, discu...

08/26/2022

It's been awhile since we posted pictures of projects. Here are a few...

03/16/2021

Thanks to D Magazine for featuring us in their latest issue on Tips for Finding the Perfect Repair in Dallas! https://bit.ly/3viQyM4

06/04/2020

As of June 1, 2020 we are taking work by mail and are open by appointment Monday-Friday. For an appointment please call or email.

We are so excited to see people again!

Regarding appointments we ask the following:
1. Please be on time. If you are going to be early or late please call so that we can avoid overlapping appointments.
2. For now, one person at a time.
3. Masks are required.

03/13/2020

COVID-19: We are currently practicing social distancing and disinfecting surfaces between clients. While there are no plans to close or stop work at this point, we are paying close attention to local officials and their recommendations. It is very possible that we may close for a brief period. We will post any changes to hours on our website. For updates you may also call the shop at 214-946-1760. Take care!

12/24/2019

We hope your week is full of joy and peace. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!