The Thames and Hudson Manual of Bookbinding
Subtitle: with 270 illustrations, in colour and black and white.
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
Published: 1978
Place of publication: London
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780500680117
Table of contents: label: Introduction
title: 7; label: 1 A history of English bookbinding decoration
title: 13; label: 2 Equipment
title: 21; label: Heavy equipment
title: 21; label: Small tools
title: 23; label: 3 Bookbinder's materials
title: 30; label: Paper
title: 30; label: Board
title: 37; label: PH values
title: 37; label: Cloth
title: 38; label: Leathers
title: 39; label: Thread, tape and cord
title: 41; label: Adhesives
title: 41; label: 4 Introduction to a book
title: 45; label: 5 Working procedures
title: 48; label: Specifications
title: 48; label: Preparation of the book for binding
title: 49; label: Endpapers
title: 57; label: Sewing
title: 61; label: The plough and guillotine
title: 69; label: Rounding and backing
title: 75; label: Edge gilding
title: 79; label: Headbands
title: 85; label: Leather paring
title: 89; label: 6 Binding styles
title: 93; label: The case binding
title: 93; label: The Library style
title: 103; label: The Library style in Buckram
title: 115; label: The flexible style
title: 118; label: The sunk cord style
title: 134; label: Vellum bindings
title: 144; label: Limp bindings
title: 149; label: Loose-leaf and guard books
title: 153; label: 7 Finishing
title: 159; label: Tools, equipment and materials
title: 159; label: Working methods
title: 146; label: 8 Boxes
title: 179; label: 9 Changes in bookbinding construction
title: 194; label: The Harrison groove
title: 194; label: Stub binding
title: 195; label: Flush joint sewn on tapes
title: 197; label: Large bindings
title: 197; label: Adhesive binding
title: 201; label: The American groove
title: 203; label: 10 Design
title: 204; label: Examples
title: 206; label: Glossary
title: 211; label: Further reading
title: 219; label: Index
title: 220