Book Repair Kit

The Talas Kit contains all the professional book repair supplies recommended by Mrs. Carolyn Horton in her manual: "Cleaning and Preserving Bindings and Related Material." The Talas Kit makes it easy for you to order a starting supply and enables you to benefit from a low total price.

We reserve the right to make substitutions when necessary.

1/2 pt. Leather Protector
1/2 pt. Leather Dressing
1 spool Linen Thread
1 pack Sewing Needles
1 Scalpel Handle #4
6 Scalpel Blades #25
1 Bone Folder
1/2 oz. (each) Dr. Martin's Dye #7, #9, #19, #38
100 Cotton Tipped Applicators
1 lb. Dry Wheat Paste No. 301 (or 1/2lb Methyl Cellulose depending on Wheat Paste availability)
1/2pt. PVA Adhesive (Jade 403)
1 Glue Brush
1 Magic Rub Eraser #1954
1 Pink Pearl Eraser #101
1 Dry Cleaning Pad (Ground Eraser)
1 Dirt Eraser
1 Brayer
1 roll Filmoplast P
1 sheet Kozo Kashmir
1 sheet Mulberry
1 sheet Sekishu Paper
1 sheet Silk Mending tissue
1 Knitting Needle