Practical bookbinding : a text-book intended for those who take up the art of bookbinding, and designed to give sufficient help to enable handy persons to bind their books and periodicals (1908)
Pearce, W. B. (William Bonner) · London : P. Marshall · leaf 98
of the boards,and turned in at the back, so that here a doublethickness of leather is formed. It must not be turnedin quite level with the head-band, but a little is leftprojecting beyond, which is afterwards bent over thehead-band to form the head-cap. Head-Cap.—Practice and experience are needed… … further guide, we may mention that if the leatheris turned in too much, there will not be sufficientmaterial to form the head-cap ; and, on the otherhand, if too much is left above the head-band whenit is bent over, a very unsightly cap will result.After a little practice the eye acquires the…
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