The Repair Shop's Chris Shaw was up against a particularly tough restoration challenge , confessing it posed a "big problem".

The book restoration expert found himself grappling with an old, moisture-damaged tome that turned out to be a more formidable task than anticipated.

In a snippet posted on the BBC show's official Instagram page, Chris offered viewers a peek into his meticulous process of mending the book, reports the Express .

While examining the pages that had fused together, he conceded: "The biggest problem is the damp, and how it's affected the structure of the binding and basically, it's delaminated absolutely everything."

Leafing through the volume, the specialist detailed: "So here, you've got three separate boards that have been glued together, and the damp has made

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