Repairing the "Book of the Astronomican"

Hello gents & gentiles, Today I present to you my rather hamfisted (but ultimately successful) step-by-step process of repairing an old softcover book. The tome in question is one that I've coveted for many many years, but my wallet had remained steadfast in not yielding its bounty for the ridiculous amount of coin that is generally asked for it. So I waited......and waited.....and waited some