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This handbook explains the art of bookbinding and simultaneously reminds us what a complex technology is to make books! Zaehnsdorf, bookbinder and son of a bookbinder, made this second edition of his book to enlighten amateurs and tradesmen alike. The whole process of binding a book and the required equipment are carefully explained to the reader.
- Preface to the Second Edition and Introduction
- Folding
- Beating and Rolling
- Collating
- Marking Up and Sawing In
- Sewing
- Forwarding and Pasting Up
- Putting on the End Papers and Trimming
- Glueing Up, Rounding, and Backing
- Mill-Boards
- Drawing-In and Pressing, and Cutting
- Colouring the Edges
- Gilt Edges
- Head-Banding
- Preparing for Covering
- Covering
- Pasting Down
- Calf Colouring
- Finishing, Part 1
- Finishing, Part 2
- Finishing, Part 3
- Finishing, Part 4
- Washing and Cleaning, Part 1
- Washing and Cleaning, Part 2
- Glossary