nailing
A method of securing the leaves or sections of a
book (usually a newspaper or a book in sheets that
has an ample binding margin) in which ordinary
flat-heated nails, or specially designed nails or
staples, are driven through the paper near the
binding edge from both sides. The nails are
slightly shorter than the thickness of the pile of
leaves, so that they do not emerge from the paper
on the reverse side of the pile. This style of
binding is cut flush and is not rounded and
backed. Unless the book is very large, and is made
up of suitable paper, a nailed binding usually has
poor to very poor OPENABILITY . (146 , 259 )
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