Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
dry open
A method used on combination case bindings that involves hanging the book in its case, gluing down the cloth joints with the cover boards held open, and allowing the book to dry in that position before completing the binding process. (
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