Contents.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

THE METRIC AND BRITISH SYSTEMS. TABLE OF COMPARISON.

COMPARISON BETWEEN FAHRENHEIT AND CENTIGRADE THERMOMETERS.

PREFACE.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON WORKING METHODS AND MATERIALS.

PART I. FORWARDING.

CHAPTER I. General Preparatory Work.

CHAPTER II. Sewing.

CHAPTER III. Cutting, Rounding, Backing. Fig. 35 Rotary guillotine. Fig. 35 Rotary guillotine.

CHAPTER IV. Marbling, Gilding, and c., the Edges and Headbanding.

CHAPTER V. Boarding

PART II. THE COVER.

CHAPTER VI. Making the Cover.

CHAPTER VII. Work with the Blocking Press.

CHAPTER VIII. Treatment of Sewn Books: Fastening in Covers and Finishing Off.

CHAPTER IX. Hand Finishing.

CHAPTER X Account Books.

CHAPTER XI. School Books and Mounting.

CONCLUSION.

PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING

BY

PAUL ADAM,

Director of the DÜsseldorf Technical School of Artistic and Practical Bookbinding.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY

THOS. E. MAW,

LIBRARIAN KING'S LYNN PUBLIC LIBRARY.

WITH 127 ILLUSTRATIONS.

LONDON

SCOTT, GREENWOOD & CO.

19 LUDGATE HILL, E.C.

NEW YORK

D. VAN NOSTRAND CO.

23 MURRAY STREET

1903

(The sole right of translation into English rests with Scott, Greenwood & Co.)