Grater.—An iron instrument used by the forwarder for rubbing the backs after they are paste-washed.
Gouge.—A tool used in finishing, the face of which is a line forming the segment of a circle.
Guards.—Strips of paper inserted in the backs of books intended for the insertion of plates, to prevent the book being uneven when filled; also the strips upon which plates are mounted.
Guides.—The groove in which the plough moves upon the face of the cutting-press.
Half-Bound.—When a volume is covered with leather upon the back and corners, and the sides are covered with paper or cloth.
Hand-Letters.—Letters cut and affixed to handles, and adjusted singly upon the volume when lettering it.
Head and Tail.—The top and bottom of a book.
Headband.—The silk or cotton ornament worked at the ends so as to make the back even with the squares.
Imperfections.—Sheets rejected on account of being in some respect imperfect, and for which others are required to make the work complete.
In Boards.—When a volume is cut after the paste-#boards are affixed to form the sides, it is said to be cut in boards. The term is also applied to a style of binding in which the boards are merely covered with paper.