Preliminary matter. Half title, title, table of contents and preface, and all other matter preceding the main part of the book.
Press pin. An iron bar used to turn the screws of standing presses.
Presses. For various kinds see Lying press; Cutting press; Finishing press; Blocking press.
Pressing boards. Wooden boards placed between books in the standing press. Brass strips which project over the edges of the board fit into the grooves of the joint.
Pressing plates. Japanned or nickeled plates, which, when placed next to leather bindings under heavy pressure give them a finish.
Pulled. A book taken from its cover and the signatures separated is said to be pulled.
Puppy. The specially prepared rubber used to remove superfluous gold leaf from a book is sometimes called the puppy.
Quarto. A book printed on paper folded into four leaves (eight pages). Generally written 4to. Loosely applied to books between ten and fifteen inches high.
Quire. Twenty-four sheets.
Raised bands. See Bands.