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Hello all. I'm a retired drywaller, but I joined your group because I found you in a search I did for book binding. This probably make a lot of sense since folks here seem construction orientated. But, I'm here, you're reading so lets give it a try. 
I have a set of centerfold pullouts from a magazine call Weekly Philatelic Gossip. From Nov 1 1941 thru May 8 1943, the magazine included a folio (A large piece of paper folded into two pages.) of the Gossip Printing company's reprint of John N. Luff's 1902 Postage Stamps of the United States.
The set totals 80 folios (320 pages) that were originally stapled inside the magazine. Sometime after they were collected, someone had them three holed punched for a 3 ring binder. As you can see from the 3rd pic, the binder is tearing the holes. I want to hard bind it. Easiest would be a perfect bind, as you can in the 1st pic the folios are tightly folded and the 1/2 space that is left un boarded when covering will cover the punched holes, providing the hinging area or spine of the book.
I question the perfect bind because although those folios are thin, all 80 of them are heavy. I think the sewn signatures would be stronger.
I wanted to cover the book in the original color of the 1902 Scott Publishing edition, so after asking if anyone on the Stamp Comminity forum had an original 1902 Luff, I was directed to a google search and the olny one that looks like a 1902 binding is a tan with a dark brown spine, couldn't tell if it was dyed but seems probable. 4 pic. Any tips of how to dye book cloth?
I have a set of centerfold pullouts from a magazine call Weekly Philatelic Gossip. From Nov 1 1941 thru May 8 1943, the magazine included a folio (A large piece of paper folded into two pages.) of the Gossip Printing company's reprint of John N. Luff's 1902 Postage Stamps of the United States.
The set totals 80 folios (320 pages) that were originally stapled inside the magazine. Sometime after they were collected, someone had them three holed punched for a 3 ring binder. As you can see from the 3rd pic, the binder is tearing the holes. I want to hard bind it. Easiest would be a perfect bind, as you can in the 1st pic the folios are tightly folded and the 1/2 space that is left un boarded when covering will cover the punched holes, providing the hinging area or spine of the book.
I question the perfect bind because although those folios are thin, all 80 of them are heavy. I think the sewn signatures would be stronger.
I wanted to cover the book in the original color of the 1902 Scott Publishing edition, so after asking if anyone on the Stamp Comminity forum had an original 1902 Luff, I was directed to a google search and the olny one that looks like a 1902 binding is a tan with a dark brown spine, couldn't tell if it was dyed but seems probable. 4 pic. Any tips of how to dye book cloth?
