Unit 6 . Finishing and Binding.

Unit 6 . Finishing and Binding.

Text 3 Hardback bookbinding

Hardback (cased) bookbinding.

As in paperback binding, the process starts with the section being folded and collated. Then the endpapers are glued on the first and last sections. Where the paper is strong enough the first page of the first section and the last page of the last section are glued down to the case.

The books are then sewn. The next operation is 'lining', where a strip of paper or linen is glued to the spine to help reinforce when the case is applied. Head- and tailbands can be applied at this stage; these do not really add any strength to the book, but look attractive and cover up the tops of the sections. The book block can then be left with a flat spine ('flat back' or 'square back^`) or can be rounded and backed. The rounding and backing operation gives a firm grip to the sections and helps to prevent the middles of the sections dropping forward.

The book block is then glued into the case and pressed to make it firm and flat. Jackets, if required, are then wrapped around the book; this can be done by hand or machine.

Although many hardback books are still sewn, an increasing number is perfect bound, as the strength of these techniques improves. Another technique used is 'thread-sealing', where, instead of sewing, plastic threads are inserted through the spines of the sections to hold the pages together and the book block is glued at the spine to hold the sections together.

Casemaking and blocking.For hardback books, the case made separately on a casemaking machine. This wraps cloth or imitation cloth around the three pieces of board (front, spin, back) and glues it to make the case. Often the cloth is colour, but it can also have a design printed on it.

Blocking is the method used to stamp such things as the title and publisher's imprint on the spine and sometimes the front of the case. A 'brass' is used very often reproducing part jacket artwork. On the blocking machine, the brass is heated and pressed through metallic or coloured foil the case.

Hand binding.De luxe or very limited editions are bound by hand, using leather or real cloth (as opposed to imitation).All the operations described above for cased binding are carriedout by hand, even down to the title on the spine being blocked one letter at a time. There is a shortage of skilled labour in this area and good craft binders are much in demand.

collate-

endpaper-

case-

'lining-

linen-

reinforce-

head-

tailband-

cover up-

the tops of the section-

'flat back'-

rounded-

backing operation-

firm grip-

perfect bound-

'thread-sealing'-

casemaking and blocking-

board-

spin-

to stamp-

publisher's imprint-

De luxe-

shortage -

craft binders-

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