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Page 53
... gathering signed P , whereas P4 or P1 means the fourth leaf of the gathering signed P ; that the RECTO and VERSO of a leaf are indicated by some bibliographers as P4a and P4 " , by others as P4 ' and P4 ' ; that a signature letter or ...
... gathering signed P , whereas P4 or P1 means the fourth leaf of the gathering signed P ; that the RECTO and VERSO of a leaf are indicated by some bibliographers as P4a and P4 " , by others as P4 ' and P4 ' ; that a signature letter or ...
Page 92
... gathering in the completed book can be indentified by the thread with which it has been sewn . ( See , for instance , between pages 88 and 89. ) See also HALF - SHEETS , INSert . It is nowadays common to find gatherings referred to as ...
... gathering in the completed book can be indentified by the thread with which it has been sewn . ( See , for instance , between pages 88 and 89. ) See also HALF - SHEETS , INSert . It is nowadays common to find gatherings referred to as ...
Page 164
... GATHER- ING or section of a book , as a guide to the binder in assembling them correctly . ( See , for instance , p ... gathering which is unsigned is described sometimes by a notional letter enclosed within square brackets , sometimes ...
... GATHER- ING or section of a book , as a guide to the binder in assembling them correctly . ( See , for instance , p ... gathering which is unsigned is described sometimes by a notional letter enclosed within square brackets , sometimes ...
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19th century advertisements auction AUTHORISED EDITION backstrip bibliographical binder binder's term blank BLOCK BOOKS boards book-collecting books printed British Museum calf called CANCELS 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 FORE-EDGE PAINTING GATHERING gilt half half-title ideal copy illustrations impression imprint INCUNABULA inserted issued labels LAID paper LARGE PAPER later leaf LEVANT libraries loose manuscript MARBLED margin MCKERROW means Michael Sadleir misprints modern books MOROCCO normally number of copies occasionally octavo pamphlets PAPER COPY PART-ISSUES plates printed books printer PRIVATE PRESS proofs publication published PUBLISHER'S CLOTH quires rare rarity re-backed RE-CASED RE-JOINTED seldom sewn sheets SHORT-TITLE signature sometimes specialised spine STYLE OF BINDING tion title-page TRADE BINDING uncut unless usually vellum volume word wrappers