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Use a rubber band to hold it together and put a heavy book on it. Page mending tape is resistant to yellowing and cracking and will help hide the tears and snags of daily use without obscuring your materials. This tape is generally archival quality and is used for hinging. Reinforce hinges or repair torn pages and reinsert pages on hard or soft cover books. Page mending tape is resistant to yellowing and cracking and will help. We offer a large variety of book restoration supplies to help you care for your books and keep them in pristine condition for years of enjoyment. Should be archival quality mending tape that will not bleed or yellow. The best yet, but all that blowing aroundi felt as though i was using a leaf blower. Keep your books and materials in pristine condition with these excellent and affordable tapes. No duct or packing tape, rubber cement, gluesticks 9. Gresswell specialist library resources provides the perfect additions to your public. Sherman art library supports the departments of art history, studio art, as well as the hood museum of art.
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