The best single book for the librarian.
Drury, F. K. W. On protecting pamphlets. Library Journal, 1910, 35: 118-19.
Field, C. Book repairing. California News Notes, 2: 105-8.
Hasluck, P. N., ed. Bookbinding. 1903. McKay. $.50.
Practical handbook. Does not cover strong binding for libraries.
Horne, H. P. Binding of books. 1894. Scribner. $2.
For those interested in the artistic side of binding.
Hulme, E. W., and others. Leather for libraries. 1905. Library Supply Co., London. 2s. 6d. net.
Lowe, J. A. Permanent book marking. Library Journal. 1910, 35: 15-17.
Macleod, R. D. Preservation of books in libraries. Library World, 11: 256, 331, 368, 417.
Deals with general repairs, etc. The second part (p. 331) is especially valuable for the large number of cleaning recipes.
Memoranda relative to binding publications for distribution to state and territorial libraries and depositories. 1908. U. S. Superintendent of Doc.u.ments.
An account of the tests of book cloths made by the Bureau of Standards.
Philip, A. J. The business of bookbinding from the viewpoint of the binder, the publisher, the librarian and the general reader. 1912. S.
Paul. 6s. net.
In spite of the t.i.tle the viewpoint is that of the librarian.
Prideaux, S. T. Historical sketch of bookbindings. 1893. Lawrence, London. $1.50 net.
Sawyer, H. P. How to care for books in a library. 1912. Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis. $.10.
A good article on mending.
Society of arts. Report of the Committee on leathers for bookbinding.
1905. Bell. 10s. 6d.
Stephen, G. A. Commercial bookbinding. 1910. Stonhill, London. 2s. 6d.
The best book on this subject.
----. Machine book-sewing. 1908. Aberdeen University Press.
Reprinted from the Library a.s.sociation record, June 1908.
----. Notes on materials for library bookbinding. Library a.s.sistant, 1905-7, 5:143-6, 162-4.
Swezey, A. D. Binding records. Public Libraries, 1909, 14: 5-7.
Worcester (Ma.s.s.) County law library. Leather preservation. 1911.
----. A small binding plant in the building. 1912.
Zaehnsdorf, Joseph. Bookbinding. Macmillan. $1.50.
Zahn, Otto. On art binding. 1904. Toof & Co., Memphis. $1.50.
By a well known artistic bookbinder.
APPENDIX C
LIST OF TECHNICAL TERMS
In this list terms relating to paper, to materials described in the body of this work and to historical bindings, and terms seldom used have been omitted.
=Acid free leather.= Leather which is manufactured without using acid.
As interpreted by some dealers, it means leather from which all acid has been removed.
=Aldine style.= Decorative design consisting of solid face ornaments without shading. First used by Aldus and other early Italian printers.
=All-along.= In hand-sewing when the thread pa.s.ses from kettlest.i.tch to kettlest.i.tch in each signature it is sewed all-along.
=Antique.= See Blind-tooled.
=Arabesque.= Decorative design consisting of many interwoven lines and curves arranged in conventional patterns. Sometimes applied to a design consisting of interwoven plants, animals, birds, etc.
=Arming press.= See Blocking press.
=Asterisk.= This well known sign is sometimes used to indicate that the printed matter on which it appears is to take the place of pages previously printed.
=Awl.= See Bodkin.
=Azure tools.= Tools with a series of horizontal lines parallel on their faces.
=Back lining.= Cloth or paper glued to the back of a book to help hold the signatures together.
=Backing.= Forcing over the folds on each side at the back to form grooves into which boards fit, forming the joint.
=Backing boards.= Used for backing or forming the joint. Made of hardwood sometimes faced with iron. Have a beveled edge, over which the paper is forced by hammering and are thicker at this edge than at the other, so that when placed one on each side of the book and all are placed in the lying press, the power of the press is brought to bear on the part of the book nearest the back.
=Backing hammer.= Has a broad, flat face and short handle. Used in rounding and backing.
=Backing machine.= Machine run by power used in edition work for backing books.