Hardcover, includes jacket. From the inside jacket: "With the help of plentiful illustrations from specially-made diagrams and photographs, Mr Muir deals in turn with Basic Tools adn Materials (and these need not be excessively expensive or many): Repairs and Refurbishing: Rebacking: Re-sewing, Endpapering and Pressing: Rebinding Books in Cloth and Leather: and Gold Finishing." Includes list of illustrations, introduction, glossary, list of materials and suppliers, and index.