The endpapers fought me for three days.

It belonged to her grandmother. The spine had failed completely. I rebuilt it with linen tapes and headbands. It will outlive both of us.

Spoiler: hide glue still wins on long-term reversibility. PVA wins on speed. MC wins for paste-ups. Use the right one.

Without fail. People bring photo albums and you get a thank-you card. People bring Bibles and you get a phone call.