Pleger, John J · Chicago : The Inland printer company · leaf 150
it saves time in putting the book in leather, andby stamping the backs before the leather is pasted anddrawn on, eliminates hand-lettering to a large extent.There is no working-in of the leather close to the bands,or working-out of the wrinkles on the sides, no rubbing-upand expending elbow grease,… … material for the head and tail four-twenty-fourths; forthe two center hubs, two-twenty-fourths, and about fourinches longer than the width of the back. The boardsshould be cut so that the grain will run the length of theback after the hubs are glued on. The thickness of thehubs depends on the size…
Bookbinding
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
