Essai sur l'art de restaurer les estampes et les livres

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- Suivie d'un exposé des divers systèmes de reproduction des anciennes stampes et des livres anciens
- Originally published in 1846 with only 80 pages; this edition has 352. It is followed by an “exposé des divers systemes de reproductions des anciennes estampes et des livres rares.” The text is arranged in 13 chapters; all of these chapters deal with paper and prints. The final chapter, 14, pp. 227-266 deals with “Restauration de reliure provisoire des livres rares.” This also appeared as a separate publication, enlarged to 70 pages, also issued in 1858, by the same publisher, Castel. This is said to be the first monograph on the restoration of old bindings; see Breslauer, The uses of bookbinding literature, pp. 11-12. Both parts of this work were one of the first attempts to apply practical experience and scientific knowledge in the restoration of such objects. Theoretical and practical insights are given on the discoloration of colored engravings and how to restore them and on the bleaching of engravings and paper. A lot of attention is given to the different kinds of stains and the ways to remove them. The author also discusses different kinds of paper restorations with and without the use of glue. (Charles Wood Cat. 160)