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A practical manual that reviews the production and use of light bookbinding leathers, beginning with traditional sumach tanning and following later chemical and mechanical changes that altered colour and durability. It diagnoses the physical and chemical causes of leather decay and explains how modern dyeing and processing affect longevity. The text evaluates the characteristics and relative value of common binding leathers, offers step-by-step guidance for repairing and rebinding books in public collections, and supplies recommended fittings and specifications for operating a small bindery, together with procedures for testing and examining leather quality.

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Title: Leather for Libraries

Author: E. Wyndham Hulme

Cyril Davenport

J. Gordon Parker

A. Seymour-Jones

F. J. Williamson

Release date: March 21, 2016 [eBook #51522]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LEATHER FOR LIBRARIES ***
(1.) GOAT.
(2.) SEAL (BOLD GRAIN).
(3.) SEAL (FINE GRAIN).

Leather for Libraries.

BY

E. WYNDHAM HULME, J. GORDON PARKER,
A. SEYMOUR-JONES, CYRIL DAVENPORT,
AND
F. J. WILLIAMSON

LONDON:
Published for the Sound Leather Committee of the
Library Association
by
THE LIBRARY SUPPLY Co.,
Bridge House, 181, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.

1905.

LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.

CONSTITUTION OF THE SOUND LEATHER COMMITTEE.

Cyril Davenport, British Museum Library.

J. P. Edmond, Signet Library, Edinburgh.

Dr. J. Gordon Parker, London Leather Industries Laboratory, Bermondsey.

E. Wyndham Hulme, Patent Office Library. (Hon. Secretary.)

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
Page
History of Sumach Tanning in England, Degradation of the Manufacture of Leather, and History of the Reform Movement. By E. Wyndham Hulme 5
CHAPTER II.
The Causes of Decay in Bookbinding Leathers. By J. Gordon Parker 15
CHAPTER III.
Provenance, Characteristics, and Values of Modern Bookbinding Leathers. By A. Seymour-Jones 29
CHAPTER IV.
The Repairing and Binding of Books for Public Libraries. By Cyril Davenport 39
CHAPTER V.
Specification for the Fittings of a Small Bindery. By F. J. Williamson 51
Index 55

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