New-York tribune., 1898-01-11

book shown English work. which Miss
Nordhon said she had specially sent for, but
which had been ruined IN the transmission. Wide
open sheets are. she explained. more liable 10 be
injured In this way than folded ones. which can be
better packed.
The book which most pleases the binder Ia one
received in the folded sheets, and needs no ar
ranging to leaves and no cobbling. The next
easiest TO handle is one in paper binding. which Is
OF course easily stripped of. Bound books the
most difficult to treat. because much of the work
has to be taken out. Not only must the covers be
ripped Off. but the old paste must be scraped, the
leaves unsewed and the holes made by the old
stitches filed up. This seemed an endless Job when
Miss Nordhof held up against the light the riddled
leaves taken from old book. The holes are
treated to patches. These must be put with
paper that is. nearly possible. of the same
color and quality as that OF the leaf patched Miss
Nordhof said:
saved from old books or new ones. for small
scrap may fit In and be just what I could not find
elsewhere. The patching requires an Infinite
amount Of patience and labor. for the paper has
to be split to the finest degree, in which the edges
are like ravels OF thin gauze. The leaves. having
each been treated with patches then laid
block and the joints are knocked out; that is the
long groove. which has served in It's former bind
ing for the hinge space Of the cover must be
pressed out fiat Four sections of leaves taken
at a time and laid on the block.
"You must use each finger as though II were a
separate hand" explained the speaker You must
hold the leaves down fiat and beat With a heavy
hammer lightly down the groove, first side
OF a sneet and then on the other ill each Is
perfectly fiat. Another most important point Is the
guarding OF plates. Illustrations are not always IN
serted at the most convenient fold Of the leaves
The guard for the plate must also be a split piece
OF paper and so decatey put to leave no
uneVenness; rms IS necessary In order TO make
the proper hold for placing or sewing the plate into
position.
The process Of gliding or coorng the edges OF
leaves IS not a par; OF the binders work Books
are sent to the glider when they ready II they
are TO be rough gildcd-that Is. without being pol
ished or cut evcnly-they are sent at this stage
receive a high polish. they subjected the
"guillotne, which IS the technical term for the
is done the whole ?olume is put together and
screwed up In the press. after having been lined or
measured off for the sewing.
TO come in here. II book is well sewed and at
sruc c,ble" The kettle stitch" which il the thread
that is knotted as every section OF leaves is pu on
Is the one which holds the entire book together A
deep groove is made across the top and bottom OF
bands Of stitching which hold the leaves are not
sunk. but the outer edge OF the back is evened up
by being filled with paste or glue.
According tc Mr.. Saunderson. Miss Nordhoff
stated. the principal use Of the glue Is keep the
book p.iabe while binding it. The covers used for
the best books English mill board. which comes
In any thickness and so hard that It will turn the
edge OF knife. No other quality is good a. this
The French cannot compare with IT, and French
possible the covers Of old books cutting them on
"brutay." Miss Nordhof declared. American mill
I'm all the stages OF binding" she continued 'you
must handle the book with some feeling for 1t"
The next lecture Will be given on January IS and
ton