Water Street Bindery

Water Street Bindery At Water Street Bindery we do fine leather binding and restoration to archival standards, also, we do

02/13/2025

The Bindery has been Closed since 2023.

Probably my last Ledger Binding as I am gradually shutting down. Kept it simple.An 1860s account book on clients tabs fr...
01/19/2023

Probably my last Ledger Binding as I am gradually shutting down. Kept it simple.
An 1860s account book on clients tabs from a Lancaster County hotel and historical structure.

AMERICANAThe American Bible Society printed millions of bibles in the nineteenth century. This under appreciated example...
05/16/2022

AMERICANA
The American Bible Society printed millions of bibles in the nineteenth century. This under appreciated example shows the last of a classic centuries-old bookbinding style: completely hand sewn signatures on the standard five raised bands laced and then onto the boards. Topped off with a perfunctory paneled sheep. My duplicate is goat for durability. Date is 1819 at least half a century since this kind of binding had otherwise bit the dust.
The original front cover is included for comparison. The only thing left of original binding. The endpaper inscription makes it a family Bible officially.

Franklin s 1742 printing of the laws of Pennsylvania. The boards were not reusable. Flies and blanks were damaged so ...
02/06/2022

Franklin s 1742 printing of the laws of Pennsylvania. The boards were not reusable. Flies and blanks were damaged so it was determined to rebind in the original layout using the salvaged, inscribed blanks as pastedowns. No inscriptions were lost. Sprinkled goat blind tooled as original and with a calf lettering piece.

This weeks work in progress, two restorations, two bindings. Dating from 1650 to 1950, John Milton to Betty Crocker.
01/03/2022

This weeks work in progress, two restorations, two bindings. Dating from 1650 to 1950, John Milton to Betty Crocker.

Visitors to the shop may notice the furnishing of the locale with a micro apartment and business establishment adjoining...
10/31/2021

Visitors to the shop may notice the furnishing of the locale with a micro apartment and business establishment adjoining the shop and across the street at the backside of the town’s preserved opera house a stage door and dance studio. If that were there when I bought my shop it would definitely have been The Stage Door Bindery!

Three leaves from the 1763 Phila Saur Bible out for repair and then a trip to the printer who it is hoped will make good...
09/28/2021

Three leaves from the 1763 Phila Saur Bible out for repair and then a trip to the printer who it is hoped will make good replicas for installation into a copy lacking these leaves using the paper supplied, Ruscomb Mills handmade.

A lot of artifacts which come thru have poignant associations.
09/04/2021

A lot of artifacts which come thru have poignant associations.

A nice little early 18th Receipt Book.The front fly was lacking and a third of the sheep on the front board torn off. ...
07/16/2021

A nice little early 18th Receipt Book.
The front fly was lacking and a third of the sheep on the front board torn off. The front fly was replaced and toned as in the foto and the sheep on the board filled in. The text had been rebacked but the marks of the original tooling were present and it was recreated. No tooled gilt title label was likely but we added a written text on old paper on the title panel for modern consumption.

Last two weeks:,late 18th century state and county histories with the 1860 issues of Harper’s (Lincolnia) on the bottom.
07/13/2021

Last two weeks:,late 18th century state and county histories with the 1860 issues of Harper’s (Lincolnia) on the bottom.

The core of last week’s work:Three cloth case restorationsTwo folding boxes for restored hand Bibles
06/06/2021

The core of last week’s work:
Three cloth case restorations
Two folding boxes for restored hand Bibles

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28 N. Water Street
Lancaster, PA
17603

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 4pm
Tuesday 7am - 4pm
Wednesday 7am - 4pm
Thursday 7am - 4pm
Friday 7am - 4pm
Saturday 7am - 12pm

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(717) 293-1310

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