printed paper warehouse
The area in which printed sheets are stored while
awaiting instructions for binding. In book
printing, it is not unusual for a number of
printed sheets to be left unbound, so as to avoid
the additional expense of binding (and costs of
inventorying) if the full quantity of books should
not be required. Printed sheets were stored from
an early date by their printers, and later by
booksellers. There were professional warehousemen
who were employed sometimes by several booksellers
to store their sheets. Usually they were stored
unfolded, but there are many indications that they
were sometimes stored folded and gathered. (58 )
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