Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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good seconds

A grade of leather skins which are superior to SECONDS but not as good as FIRSTS (1) . "Good seconds" are somewhat less expensive than firsts, the flaws are less numerous than in seconds, and what flaws there are can often be avoided by careful cutting. (335 )




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