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Page 76
... illustrations , etc. In more elaborate bindings they may be of silk or some other special material , when they are called LININGS . In really sumptuous bindings the paste - down may be replaced by a DOUBLURE of leather . ENGRAVINGS ...
... illustrations , etc. In more elaborate bindings they may be of silk or some other special material , when they are called LININGS . In really sumptuous bindings the paste - down may be replaced by a DOUBLURE of leather . ENGRAVINGS ...
Page 93
... illustration facing the title - page of a book ( or , occasion- ally , of a division or section of a book ) . In COLLATING an illustrated book which has no list of illustrations but in which , as often , the plates themselves are ...
... illustration facing the title - page of a book ( or , occasion- ally , of a division or section of a book ) . In COLLATING an illustrated book which has no list of illustrations but in which , as often , the plates themselves are ...
Page 139
... ILLUSTRATION PROCESSES ) . PLATE - NUMBERS The numbers ( with or without initials ) at the foot of the pages of ... Illustrations printed on the text pages are called cuts ( or , by printers , figures ) unless they are de- 3 scribed ...
... ILLUSTRATION PROCESSES ) . PLATE - NUMBERS The numbers ( with or without initials ) at the foot of the pages of ... Illustrations printed on the text pages are called cuts ( or , by printers , figures ) unless they are de- 3 scribed ...
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19th century advertisements antiquarian auction bibliographical bibliophile binder binder's term blank boards book-collecting books printed booksellers bound British Museum calf called CANCELS catalogues century books COLLATION collectors COLOPHON colour common commonly covers decoration described distinct dropped letter dust-jacket earliest edges EDITION-BINDING Encyclopædia Britannica endpaper English engraved errata slip examples facsimile folded folio FORE-EDGE PAINTING GATHERING gilt half half-title ideal copy illustrations impression INCUNABULA inserted issued labels LAID paper leaf leather LEVANT loose manuscript MARBLED margin MCKERROW means Michael Sadleir misprints modern books MOROCCO normally number of copies occasionally octavo pamphlets PART-ISSUES plates printed books printer PRIVATE PRESS proofs publication published PUBLISHER'S CLOTH quarto QUIRES rare rarity re-backed RE-CASED RE-JOINTED reference book sections signed seldom sewn sheet SHORT-TITLE signature sometimes specialised spine style of binding tion title-page TRADE BINDING uncut usually variant vellum volume word wrappers