Practical Bookbinding
PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING
PAUL ADAM,
Director of the Düsseldorf Technical School of Artistic and Practical Bookbinding.
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY
THOS. E. MAW,
LIBRARIAN KING'S LYNN PUBLIC LIBRARY.
WITH 127 ILLUSTRATIONS.
LONDON
SCOTT, GREENWOOD & CO.
19 LUDGATE HILL, E.C.
NEW YORK
D. VAN NOSTRAND CO.
Paul Adam
PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING.
Contents.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
WEIGHT.
LENGTH.
VOLUME.
HEAT.
COMPARISON BETWEEN FAHRENHEIT AND CENTIGRADE THERMOMETERS.
FORWARDING.
CHAPTER I.
General Preparatory Work.
Sewing.
Boarding
THE COVER.
Making the Cover.
Work with the Blocking Press.
Treatment of Sewn Books: Fastening in Covers and Finishing Off.
Hand Finishing.
Account Books.
School Books and Mounting.
The End.
