pamphlet binding
1. The business of binding sheets as they come
from the press. The folded sheet (or sheets) is
wire-stitched, or the leaves are secured by an
adhesive, usually a hot-melt. The binding may
include a cover of a stock heavier than that of
the publication itself. Pamphlet binding includes
the binding of pamphlets, periodical issues, and
other publications, and represents, in total
volume, the largest branch of "bookbinding." The
term, however, which stems from the days when the
writing of political pamphlets was popular, is
unfortunate, in that the binding of telephone
books, directories, and similar publications, is
classed as pamphlet binding. 2. The style in which
such publications are bound when they are issued
by the publisher, i.e., saddle stitched, side
sewn, or side stitched. (320 , 339 )
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