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Bookbinding / J.S. Hewitt-Bates
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REF.BB.1085
127 p. : illus. ; 22 cm.
1954
Bookbinding
In this book, Hewitt-Bates attempts to provide an orderly sequence of the knowledge required to understand the craft of bookbinding. Topics covered include a short history of bookbinding; necessary equipment for teachers and students; materials used in the craft; the process of creating simple portfolios and notebooks; binding a single section book; sewing, binding, and gluing; varying types of binding; edge gilding and coloring; selection of leather, paring, and covering a book; designing and finishing; marbling; and the graining / staining of paper for end-papers and covers. Also included are 12 plates and an index.