ABSTRACT
The “in-board forwarding”, is understood to mean that the boards are laced on to the cords on which the book has been sewn, and the book is cut in the boards. The book is laid flat on the table with the back away from the operator, the left hand being laid on the sides, and the thumb on the fore-edge. The book is turned over and treated similarly on the other side. Several turns of the book are sometimes necessary before the right shape is formed. A book with a big swelling in the back will naturally fall into a big round, and one with too little swelling will be difficult to get into a good round. The press is tightly and evenly screwed up first with the hands, and then with the pin, the wedge-shaped backing boards making it easy to get the book into position.
