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Creator:
Middleton, Bernard C., 1924–2019
Title(s):
A history of English craft bookbinding technique / Bernard C. Middleton ; foreword by Howard M. Nixon.
Edition:
3rd supplemented ed.
Published/Created:
London : Holland Press, 1988.
Physical Description:
xvi, 326 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Holdings:
Reference Library
Suppressed ORDER Cancelled 4/26/16
Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Terms:
Bookbinding -- England -- History.
Bookbinding.
Bookbinding.
England.
Form/Genre:
History.
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  • Material of leaves and folding
  • Beating and pressing
  • Sewing
  • Endpapers
  • Gluing the spine
  • Rounding and backing
  • Boards and their attachment
  • Edge-trimming and decoration
  • Headbands
  • Back linings
  • Covering
  • Finishing
  • Siding and pasting down
  • Book repairs and restoration
  • Equipment.