Pleger, John J · Chicago : The Inland printer company · leaf 192
a grooved stick.Care must be taken so that the leather on the boards isstraight, as otherwise, in the siding operation it will lookunsightly. If high bands are used, as is usually done onmorocco books, it may be necessary to employ band nip-pers to press the leather in on the bands and… … and head-bands are free. The fore edge is against thebreast, the fingers of both hands are on the outside, andthe thumbs on the inside of the boards near the backingridge. Place the thumbs on the leather back on the board 178 BOOKBINDING edges, and press the board back, at the same time turningin…
Bookbinding
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