Excerpt from The Hand-Book of Taste in Book-Binding I have already disclaimed all idea of entering into any explanation of the mechanical process of book binding, or of giving the history of the art; for the subject, though sufficiently curious to those who delight in such matters, would to the many have, I fear, little interest; but still it may not be out of place to say a few words upon the different modes used' to preserve 'manuscripts, before the adoption of the mode of bookbinding now in use. About the Publisher ...
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Excerpt from The Hand-Book of Taste in Book-Binding I have already disclaimed all idea of entering into any explanation of the mechanical process of book binding, or of giving the history of the art; for the subject, though sufficiently curious to those who delight in such matters, would to the many have, I fear, little interest; but still it may not be out of place to say a few words upon the different modes used' to preserve 'manuscripts, before the adoption of the mode of bookbinding now in use. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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