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THE ART OF BOOKBINDING. A PRACTICAL TREATISE.

BY JOSEPH W. ZAEHNSDORF.




TECHNOLOGICAL HANDBOOKS.

ART OF BOOKBINDING.




TECHNOLOGICAL HANDBOOKS.


1. DYEING AND TISSUE-PRINTING. By William Crookes, F.R.S., V.P.C.S.
_5s._

2. GLASS MANUFACTURE. INTRODUCTORY ESSAY, by H. J. Powell, B.A.
(Whitefriars Glass Works); CROWN AND SHEET GLASS, by Henry Chance, M.A.
(Chance Bros., Birmingham); PLATE GLASS, by H. G. Harris, Assoc. Memb.
Inst. C.E. 3_s._ 6_d._

3. COTTON SPINNING; Its Development, Principles, and Practice. By R.
Marsden, Editor of the “Textile Mercury.” With an Appendix on Steam
Engines and Boilers. 3rd edition, revised, 6_s._ 6_d._

4. COAL-TAR COLOURS, The Chemistry of. With special reference to their
application to Dyeing, &c. By Dr. R. Benedikt. Translated from the
German by E. Knecht, Ph.D. 2nd edition, enlarged, 6_s._ 6_d._

5. WOOLLEN AND WORSTED CLOTH MANUFACTURE. By Professor Roberts
Beaumont. 2nd edition, revised. 7_s._ 6_d._

6. PRINTING. By C. T. Jacobi, Manager of the Chiswick Press. _5s._

7. BOOKBINDING. By J. W. Zaehnsdorf.

9. COTTON WEAVING. By R. Marsden. _In preparation._




[Illustration: FLORENTINE.

Small folio.]




 _TECHNOLOGICAL HANDBOOKS._


 THE ART
 OF
 BOOKBINDING.

 A PRACTICAL TREATISE.

 BY
 JOSEPH W. ZAEHNSDORF.

 WITH PLATES AND DIAGRAMS.


 _SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED._


 LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS,
 YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
 1890.




 CHISWICK PRESS:—C. WHITTINGHAM AND CO., TOOKS COURT,
 CHANCERY LANE.




 DEDICATED TO

 HUGH OWEN, ESQ., F.S.A.,

 AS A SLIGHT ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HIS COUNSEL AND

 FRIENDSHIP, AND IN ADMIRATION OF HIS

 KNOWLEDGE OF

 BOOKBINDING.




PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.


The first edition of this book was written for the use of amateurs, but
I found that amongst the members of the trade my little volume had a
large sale, and in a short time the edition became exhausted. Repeated
applications for the book have induced me to issue this second edition.
I have adhered to the arrangement of the first, but a great deal of
fresh matter has been added, which I trust will be found useful.
Should any of my fellow-workmen find anything new to them I shall be
satisfied, knowing that I have done my duty in spreading such knowledge
as may contribute towards the advancement of the beautiful art of
bookbinding.

I have to record my obligations to those gentlemen who have assisted me
by courteously describing the various machines of their invention with
which the book is illustrated. The object, however, of illustrating
this work with engravings of machines is simply to recognize the fact
that books are bound by machinery. To a mechanical worker must be left
the task of describing the processes used in this method.




LIST OF PLATES.


 FLORENTINE … _Frontispiece_

 GROLIER … xiv

 GASCON … xvi

 RENAISSANCE … 110

 ANTIQUE WITH GOLD LINE … 112

 DEROME … 114

 GROLIER … 132

 MAIOLI … 134




CONTENTS.

PART I.—FORWARDING.


 CHAPTER I. Folding: Refolding — Machines — Gathering … 3–8

 CHAPTER II. Beating and Rolling: Machines … 9–12

 CHAPTER III. Collating: Interleaving … 13–19

 CHAPTER IV. Marking up and Sawing in … 20–23

 CHAPTER V. Sewing: Flexible — Ordinary … 23–32

 CHAPTER VI. Forwarding: End Papers — Cobb Paper — Surface Paper —
 Marbled Paper — Printed and other Fancy Paper —  Paste Paper …
 33–36

 CHAPTER VII. Pasting up … 36–37

 CHAPTER VIII. Putting on the End Papers … 38–41

 CHAPTER IX. Trimming … 41–44

 CHAPTER X. Gluing up … 45–46

 CHAPTER XI. Rounding … 46–48

 CHAPTER XII. Backing … 48–51

 CHAPTER XIII. Mill-boards … 51–57

 CHAPTER XIV. Drawing-in and Pressing … 57–59

 CHAPTER XV. Cutting … 59–66

 CHAPTER XVI. Colouring the Edges: Sprinkled Edges — Colours for
 Sprinkling — Plain Colouring — Marbled Edges — Spot Marble — Comb or
 Nonpareil Marble — Spanish Marble — Edges — Sizing … 67–77

 CHAPTER XVII. Gilt Edges: The Gold Cushion — Gold Knife — Burnishers —
 Glaire Water or Size — Scrapers — The Gold Leaf — Gilt on Red — Tooled
 Edges — Painted Edges … 78–83

 CHAPTER