How can I rebind an old, crumbling book without destroying the pages and also without making it too tight to lie flat?

How can I rebind an old, crumbling book without destroying the pages and also without making it too tight to lie flat?
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Umm… I’m not sure how to do that to the book itself and hope someone else can make a good suggestion for that- but… what I’m wondering is if one option is keeping that book as it is- since the history is so clear and present, but have the pages carefully copied then bound into a plastic ring spine music book of your own?
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