Fig. 9 



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indicated by the marks upon the paper 

 strip and measure the size for the cloth 

 for the cover, which size should be about 

 % inch larger all around than the outer 

 measurements of the boards as shown 

 in Fig. 8. Buckram is usually the only 

 cloth suitable for covers that can be 

 found in small cities. It should be 

 of good quality and color. Thin, split 

 leather can be handled the same as cloth. 

 Having cut the cloth for the cover, 

 lay it right-side down upon the table, 

 and upon it lay the cover boards. Care- 

 fully arrange in position with the meas- 

 ured distance between 



.^ them and mark around 



their edges with a pen- 

 cil, marking upon the 

 buckram. Remove the 

 boards from the cloth. 

 Lay one board upon a 

 piece of waste paper and 

 brush hot glue over it and replace and 

 press it down upon the cloth cover in its 

 final position, glued side down. Turn the 

 cloth cover and the attached board over, 

 spread over them a clean cloth and fin- 

 ish the pressing with a flatiron which 

 should not be too hot. Press around the 

 edges of the board as well as over its 

 face. Proceed in the same way with the 

 other cover-board. 



Trim the projecting edges of the cloth 

 all around to about 1/2 or % inch from 

 the boards. Cut the corners from the 

 cloth as indicated by the dotted lines in 

 Fig. 8. Do not cut the corners close to 

 the board but leave about Vs inch of 

 cloth and be careful to make the cuts at 

 an angle of 45 degrees. 



Brush the glue upon the projecting 

 cloth along the top edge of the cover and 

 fold the cloth over upon the boards. 

 Ghie and fold the cloth at the lower 

 edge in the same way. Before folding 

 the cloth at the front edges, fold in a 

 little corner of the corner cloth as along 

 the dotted line Fig. 9. 



Place the book between its cover and 

 carefully adjust it to its final position. 

 Lightly mark around the four front cor- 

 ners of the leaves of the book, marking 

 the buckram to show where the book 

 should lie within its cover. When all 

 work is finished the marks may be 

 erased. Lay the book upon the table 



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and open the top cover back upon it 

 as in Fig. 10. 



Take a sheet of waste paper larger 

 than the book and slip it beneath the 

 end paper to protect the book from glue. 

 Throw the strip of backing cloth and 

 the cords backward and quickly brush 

 the hot glue over the end paper. Fold 

 the cords over upon the end paper, tak- 

 ing care to spread their ends open as 

 shown in the drawing and brush them 

 down into place. Fold over the back- 

 ing cloth and brush glue over it. Pass 

 the smooth handle of the brush up and 

 down over the backing cloth, and along 

 the raised edge at the back to insure 

 its contact with the book at this point. 



Slip the fingers of the right hand be- 

 neath the front edge of the glued end 

 paper and press down firmly upon the 

 book to keep it from slipping out of 

 place. With the left hand lift the cover, 

 draw it snugly around the back of the 

 book, hold it at an angle to allow room 

 for the right hand and press the cover 

 firmly into contact with the book aU 

 along by the back edge or joint. Re- 

 move the right hand from the book and 

 lightly lower the cover upon it. Open 

 the cover and proceed to press the end 

 paper into smooth contact with the 

 board. Upon opening the cover, if it 

 is found that the book has shifted badly 

 from position, it may be well to strip 

 the end paper from the board and try 

 again. This is a risky operation, how- 



Fig. 10. Completing the process 



ever. Proceed in like manner with the 

 opposite cover. When the covers are on, 

 the edges of the flatiron or handle of 

 the brush should be passed up and down 

 along the depression at the joints of the 

 book covers and the covers should be 

 carefully opened and closed several 

 times. The covers may be left slightly 

 open while the glue is dr\ing, or if they 

 are closed, sheets of waxed paper or 



