Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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paraffin prints

Decorative cover paper and endpaper prints produced by etching a paraffin (or other waxy material) surface with a stylus, inking, and pressing on paper or cloth. Only an oil-base printer's ink will work on the wax surface. (183 )




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