[PADG:2279] RE: sewn on endsheets from commercial binder?

[Gary Frost <gary-frost@xxxxxxxxx>]

We feel that near brittle books should be cut and fanned as a rule...even 
extending far backward in imprint. We use a Tim Moore vertical plow for 
precise control. Sewn books are a composite of tipped folios and stitched 
folios and the attachments between given leaves vary greatly...too much 
inconsistancy of attachment for near brittle papers.

In house we prefer an unsewn, four leaf, end. The hinge or flange is not 
introduced into the text but adhered across the back. The doubled folios 
are not seated together but tipped together capturing the flange between. 
Stitches can be added through the inner folio fold with piercing through 
the cambric lining...if you want a sewn end.

At 05:01 PM 2/16/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> People in my shop can't even agree on when to save the sewing and when to 
> have it chopped and adhesive bound.

Gary Frost, Conservator
University of Iowa Libraries
100 Main Library
Iowa City   IA   52242-1420
319 335-5908  FAX 319 335-5900
<gary-frost@xxxxxxxxx>