Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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cancellation

The removal of a leaf, leaves, or an entire section of a publication because of an error, or for some other reason. When a leaf is removed, the remaining stub is termed a disjunct leaf. Se also: CANCEL ;CANCELLANDUM . (12 , 343 )




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