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The book, its history and development (1907)

Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 52

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was soon rectified, and a smalladditional band was made of a strip of leather or vellum,to lit along the outer edge of the top and bottom atthe back. This slip was then sewn on by means ofthread and button-hole stitching, being caught in atintervals by a long stitch drawn through the centre ofone… … Fi(i. o2.—Back of book preparedwitli cut trenches to hold thebands. 40 Till-] r,OOIv: ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT. has not received much notice as yet, but it is of someimportance, as there is no doubt that much attention hasbeen paid by binders to the ornamentation of lieadbands

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