Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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Chicago posts

Metal screw posts having two heads, one fastened to a full length post, which is drilled and tapped with a thread, the other attached to a shorter post, which is threaded to be inserted in the main post. The purpose of such posts is to allow additional sheets to be added to the book. (256 )




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