jeff peachey
a drop spine box with an integral cradle
http://jeffpeachey.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/drop-spine-box-with-an-integral-cradle/
Posted in book arts, book conservation, book repair, books, conservation by Jeff Peachey on October 27, 2009
Peter Waters, in the introduction to ?Boxes for the Protection of Rare Books: Their Design and Construction? established seven basic precepts for designing a protective enclosure in 1982. It is an excellent analysis of what a good book box should be, and is worth quoting in entirety: