Wow, whoever originally backed this 19th century publisher’s binding should’ve really taken a moment to calm down and take a deep breath first before continuing. They really beat the heck out of it with the hammer! Backing is “the process of shaping a ridge or shoulder on each side of the spine of a text […]
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Wow, whoever originally backed this 19th century publisher’s binding should’ve really taken a moment to calm down and take a deep breath first before continuing. They really beat the crap out of it with the hammer! Backing is “the process of shaping a ridge or shoulder on each side of the spine of a text […]