Bookbinding, with numerous engravings and diagrams (1907)
Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931 · London, New York [etc.] : Cassell and Company, Limited · leaf 50
ves a slight regular curva-ture to the back. It is upon this curvature of theback that the beauty of a well-bound book depends.For example, it is the convexity of the back thatcauses the agreeable concavity of the fore edge, andadds much to the effect of the finishing or gildedornamentation of the… … Fig. 35.—Method of Backing Book. press, the highest part of the thick edge of theboard being within a short distance of the foldededge of the ejad paper, just enough space being leftto form the joint or groove in which the board ofthe cover works. The size of this groove dependson the thickness of…
Bookbinding
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