Bookbinding, and the care of books; a handbook for amateurs, bookbinders & librarians (1901)
Cockerell, Douglas · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 190
nblotting-paper, and whilestill damp it is pasted, thebook covered, and thecorners mitred. A pieceof thin string is tiedround the head-caps andpressed into the Frenchjoint. Waterproof sheets are placed inside thecovers, and the book then nipped in thepress and left to dry under a light weight.If… … Vellum becomes so stiff and hard, that this method,Bindings though it looks well enough, cannot berecommended. Vellum is a durablematerial, and can be had of good quality,but it is so easily influenced by changes oftemperature, that it is rather an unsuit-able material for most bindings. BOOKS…
Bookbinding · Books and reading
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