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2. Bookbinding - Wikipedia

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   The history of book-binding methods features: [22] Coptic binding: a method of sewing leaves/pages together; Ethiopian binding; Long-stitch bookbinding; Islamic bookcover features a with a flap on the back cover that encloses the front when the book is closed. [23] Wooden-board binding; Limp vellum binding; Calf binding ("leather-bound") Paper ...

3. Endpaper - Wikipedia

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   The cloth holds the stitches and prevents the paper from perforating and tearing. Other styles are designed for use with perfect binders. [4] Combined and Universal Endsheets are loaded into the cover feeder of an automatic perfect binder and attached – instead of the soft cover – automatically, producing a book block reinforced from head ...

4. Book cover - Wikipedia

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   Front cover of the St Cuthbert Gospel, c. 700; the original tooled red goatskin binding is the earliest surviving Western binding.. A book cover is any protective covering used to bind together the pages of a book.

5. Library binding - Wikipedia

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   But if the paper of the volume is too fragile, or the book block is too thick, the spine is left flat. The book block is placed in a sturdy cover or case, with special paper covering the inside covers. [1] The most common cloth used by library binders to cover the boards of the book is buckram coated with acrylic. Acrylic coatings are generally ...

6. Book design - Wikipedia

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   Books are classified under two categories according to the physical nature of their binding. The designation hardcover (or hardback) refers to books with stiff covers, as opposed to flexible ones. The binding of a hardcover book usually includes boards (often made of paperboard) covered in cloth, leather, or other materials. The binding is ...

7. List of book distributors - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of book distributors, companies that act as distributors for book publishers, selling primarily to the book trade. The list includes defunct and merged ...