The Art of Bookbinding: A Practical TreatiseG. Bell & Sons, 1890 - 190 pages |
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... cord or rope is drawn together and fastened . The pressure of the screw is released , the whole taken out en bloc , and allowed to remain for some hours , during which time a number of other batches are passed through the same press ...
... cord or rope is drawn together and fastened . The pressure of the screw is released , the whole taken out en bloc , and allowed to remain for some hours , during which time a number of other batches are passed through the same press ...
Page 20
... cord is outside the sheets ; with the former the cord is imbedded in the back , in the cut or groove made by the saw . We will take the flexible first , and suppose that the book before us is an ordinary 8vo . volume , and that it is to ...
... cord is outside the sheets ; with the former the cord is imbedded in the back , in the cut or groove made by the saw . We will take the flexible first , and suppose that the book before us is an ordinary 8vo . volume , and that it is to ...
Page 21
... cords effect may be tested on any framed or mounted print . A square is now to be laid upon the back exactly to the marks , and marked pretty black with a lead pencil ; the head and tail must now be sawn in to imbed the chain of the ...
... cords effect may be tested on any framed or mounted print . A square is now to be laid upon the back exactly to the marks , and marked pretty black with a lead pencil ; the head and tail must now be sawn in to imbed the chain of the ...
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... cord to be used . The size of the book should determine the thickness of the cord , as the larger the book , the stronger and thicker must be the cord . Suitable cord is to be purchased at all the bookbinder's material shops , and it is ...
... cord to be used . The size of the book should determine the thickness of the cord , as the larger the book , the stronger and thicker must be the cord . Suitable cord is to be purchased at all the bookbinder's material shops , and it is ...
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... cords , called lay cords . Five pieces of cord cut from the ball , in length , about four times the thickness of the book , are fastened to the lay cords by slip knots ; the other ends being fastened to small pieces of metal called keys ...
... cords , called lay cords . Five pieces of cord cut from the ball , in length , about four times the thickness of the book , are fastened to the lay cords by slip knots ; the other ends being fastened to small pieces of metal called keys ...
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2nd edition 3rd edition 5th edition A. B. Grosart acid bands binder binding blind boards bookbinding brush burnisher C. W. ALCOCK calf centre clean cloth colour cord cover Crown 8vo cutting machine damp Demy 8vo Dictionary edge end papers English ENGLISH LANGUAGES Engravings Epistles evenly fastened Fcap finishing folded folding-stick foredge G. A. Aitken George Cruikshank gilt glaire glue glued gold hammer head and tail head-band heat History Illustrations inch iron J. R. Planché Karl Elze knife laid late leaf leather leaves left hand lettering lines marble marble paper mark Memoir method mill-board morocco pallet paste piece placed plates plough Poems polished Portrait revised roll round rubbed screw sections sewing sewn Shakespeare sheets side Small post 8vo sponge sprinkle stains straight edge surface taken thick thin thread Translated various vellum vols volume wash whole workman
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