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Fine bookbinding : a technical guide
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"A complete guide to the process of fine bookbinding, intended for both novice and experienced bookmakers. Guides the user in creating a fine binding fully covered in leather, with leather-jointed ...
"A complete guide to the process of fine bookbinding, intended for both novice and experienced bookmakers. Guides the user in creating a fine binding fully covered in leather, with leather-jointed endpapers, gilt edges, and leather doublures. Includes close to 300 black-and-white illustrations, four appendices, bibliography and index"--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Jen Lindsay
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London : British Library ; New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 2009
- Physical Details
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- 215 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781584562689, 1584562684, 9780712309912, 0712309918
- OCLC
- ocn319130059
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-211) and index.
- Preliminary work -- Making the leather-jointed endpapers -- Edge treatment -- Preparing for sewing and sewing the text-block -- Rounding and backing -- Preparing the book boards -- Lacing on the book boards -- Sewing the endbands (headband and tailband) -- Spine linings -- Setting the slips (tapes) -- Paring the cover -- Preparation for covering -- Covering -- Putting down leather-jointed endpapers -- Preparing the ground for doublures -- Preparing and putting in leather doublures