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History of book binding the craft of book binding first originated in india. To repair the binding of a book, purchase acidfree binding glue, and remove any loose pages from the book. Bookbinding tutorial brought to you by jessica of greenleaf. Alternative methods of binding that are cheaper but less. As you can see by the diagrams left, they consist of two parts.