The Bookbindery is a family-owned bindery in Mount Roskill, Auckland, run by the same local family since 1979. Its speciality is book repair and restoration, along with fine hard-covered books, with foil stamping and blind embossing. The work also includes thesis binding, library and legal binding, corporate presentation pieces, photo albums, personalised work and protective and display boxes. It makes soft-covered volumes and folders too, from ring binders to brass-post binders.
The shop is at 52B Parau Street. The family started out in its home before moving into a two-storey shop, and it says the central location is worth keeping. The bindery combines traditional bookbinding methods with modern machinery, which it says gives better results in repair and restoration. An online shop sells Italian-made notebooks and journals, which can be personalised, along with repair kits, and items can be sent almost anywhere by post or courier. Phone (09) 6206 747, or book an appointment through the website. Our pick in Mount Roskill for book repair and restoration.