Bookbinding, and the care of books; a handbook for amateurs, bookbinders & librarians (1901)
Cockerell, Douglas · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 100
een unduly cut. Before gilding the edges of the trimmed 94 sections, any uncut folds that may remain Trimming should be opened with a folder, as if before opened after gilding, they will show a Sewlngragged white edge. EDGE GILDING To gild the edges of trimmed sections,the book must be knocked up… … will berubbed little scrapingusually if wellwith fine sand-paper, to remove anychance finger-marks or loose fragments ofpaper, the edge will be smooth enough togild. If the paper is very absorbent, theedges must be washed over with vellumsize and left to dry. The next process is an application…
Bookbinding · Books and reading
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