Bookbinding, and the care of books : a text-book for bookbinders and librarians (1911)
Cockerell, Douglas · London : J. Hogg · leaf 307
ok with the openend outwards, andwill then hardly beseen. Bindings whichhave previously hadmetal clasps, &c.,often have project-ing fragments of theold nails. Theseshould be sought forand carefully re-moved or driven in,as they may seriously damage any bindingswith which they come in contact.… … Fig. I20. 304 RE-BACKING Bindings that have broken joints may Re-backingbe re-backed. Any of the leather of theback that remains should be carefullyremoved and preserved. It is impossibleto get some leathers off tight backs with-out destroying them, but with care andby the use of a thin folder,…
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