ABSTRACT
In London and other large places, this is another distinct branch of the art, and consists of simply covering the book with coloured paper, or other common substance. In small towns, it must necessarily be executed jointly with the other branches; but so ample and minute has been the detail of the various manipulations in a previous part of this work, that in attempting a description of Boarding, little can be said without repetition. This style, too, being the commonest mode of doing up books in this country, also places the subject, under any circumstances, in a position requiring but little remark. Previous, therefore, to speaking of the few processes that are peculiar to boarding, it will only be necessary to observe, that the folding, pressing, sewing, backing, boarding, covering, and pasting down, are the same as for regularly bound books. It remains, then, to add, that the books will not require beating, and, for common boards, are never cut round the edges. The leaves are only dressed with 162the trimming-knife previous to rounding the back, so as to present as neat an appearance as possible, by removing every portion of paper projecting over the general line. For greater strength to the back, a piece of paper must be pasted in the centre of the coloured paper previous to applying it on the volume. When covered and pasted down, the printed label must be fixed evenly on the back, and the book will be finished.
