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The making of a book (1915)

Methodist Book Concern · New York [etc.] Methodist Book Concern · leaf 25

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ate burnisher fastened in the end, andrubs it very forcibly over the edges with a i)ieceof linen paper under the burnisher. The gold-leafnow adheres to the edges, but is very dull. Tobrighten the gold, he takes another burnisher andrubs over the gold-leaf on the surface of thebooks, but without… … THE :maktxg of a book The ])ooks are now all lurned one way, witlitheir baeks toward the workman, who applies acoat of hot flexihk^ <lue to the hack. Alter theglue has set, the books are read}^ for Roundingthe rounding and backing machine. A ^** Backing])air of rollers works in front of a flat…

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