Mark Esser was Rare Book Conservator in the John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections at Boston College from 1994 until 2008. Mark was greatly admired at Boston College for the finely crafted bindings he created. This exhibit, designed to introduce Boston College students to bookbinding and book conservation, mentions the training Mark received, shows his background as a teacher at North Bennet Street School, and showcases some of the conservation bindings that he produced while at Boston College. Materials and tools used by Mark to make the bookbindings are displayed along with the books.
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