Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . it on the board andcanvas so as to leave the proper margins for the squares;the paper projecting beyond the arch shape of the boardis cut in to the edge of the board to permit a turn-inunder the board even with the arch edge. The covershould then be placed between straw or pulp board andleft to dry. Leather corners are superfluous, and as theirtendencies are to peel up and prove unsightly, canvasjackets should always be made without them. The nextoperation is lettering, and this should be done off the bookto prevent the type impression on the cover. Let
Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . it on the board andcanvas so as to leave the proper margins for the squares;the paper projecting beyond the arch shape of the boardis cut in to the edge of the board to permit a turn-inunder the board even with the arch edge. The covershould then be placed between straw or pulp board andleft to dry. Leather corners are superfluous, and as theirtendencies are to peel up and prove unsightly, canvasjackets should always be made without them. The nextoperation is lettering, and this should be done off the bookto prevent the type impression on the cover. Letterpress books which are frequently referred tomay also have a jacket, but this should be made of thinnermaterial, such as drilling. The operations are the sameas described for blank-book jackets. 204 BOOKBINDING PAGING. The paging of books is executed on machines with the aid of the smut tape which moves with each impression. Page the odd numbers first, and when the last page is reached, change the head and repeat the operation on the. Hoole Pairing and Numl>erink Machine. PAGING 205 even pages. Because of less danger in skipping pages,some prefer to number consecutively both sides of theleaf. The first inethod is quicker and preferable with acareful operator. Folio pages may have the same number on the left andright pages, or the right page need only be paged. Onbooks containing long and short leaves, the short leavesshould not be paged.
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