Printing and bookbinding for schools

by Samuel Jesse Vaughn

End Papers.—The blank leaves at the first and last of the book.

Extra Binding.—Book sewed on cords and bound in full or three-quarters leather. Page [31].

Finishing.—The part of bookbinding that has to do with the decoration, tooling, lettering, etc. Page [9].

Finishing, or Lying Press.—A press for holding the book while the “finishing” is in progress. No. 1, Plate I.

Flexible.—In Extra Binding where leather is attached directly to the back of the book.

Folio.—A sheet folded once, making two leaves.

Foot, or Tail.—The bottom of the book as it is held upright.

Foredge, or Fore-edge.—The edge of the book opposite the back.

Forwarding.—All the work of binding a book until it is ready for the finishing. Page [9].

French Joint.—Wide space left between the edges of the boards and the back of the book in the Library Binding.