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Practical Bookbinding

Practical Bookbinding

by Paul Adam

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About this eBook

Author
Adam, Paul, 1849-1931
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow, Hazel Batey and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
Z: Bibliography, Library science
Subject
Bookbinding
Category
Text
eBook-No.
39318
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39318
Release Date
March 31, 2012
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING.
  2. 2.Contents.
  3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  4. 4.TABLE OF COMPARISON. — WEIGHT. — LENGTH. — VOLUME. — HEAT.
  5. 5.COMPARISON BETWEEN FAHRENHEIT AND CENTIGRADE THERMOMETERS.
  6. 6.PREFACE.
  7. 7.INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON WORKING METHODS AND MATERIALS. — A.— Materials for Sewing and Pasting. — B.— Material for Covering the Book. — C.— Materials for Decorating and Finishing. — D.— Tools.
  8. 8.PART I. — FORWARDING.
  9. 9.CHAPTER I. — General Preparatory Work.
  10. 10.CHAPTER II. — Sewing.
  11. 11.CHAPTER III. — Cutting, Rounding, Backing.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IV. — Marbling, Gilding, &c., the Edges and Headbanding.
  13. 13.CHAPTER V. — Boarding
  14. 14.PART II. — THE COVER. — View of the Most General Styles of Binding, Showing the Divisions of the Work.
  15. 15.CHAPTER VI. — Making the Cover.
  16. 16.CHAPTER VII. — Work with the Blocking Press.
  17. 17.CHAPTER VIII. — Treatment of Sewn Books: Fastening in Covers and Finishing Off.
  18. 18.CHAPTER IX. — Hand Finishing.
  19. 19.CHAPTER X — Account Books.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XI. — School Books and Mounting.
  21. 21.CONCLUSION. — The End. — INDEX.

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