JCTIONS 
the Government Printing Office for binding. It does not take the 
Requisitions, signed by the proper authority, should be sent to 
lompanied by Binding Instructions, should be sent to the Central 
artment name and requisition number. 
SED ON FACE OF THIS FORM 
but may differ in other localities 
Remove wire staples.—All stitches and staples except those in binding edge 
of a wire-stitched pamphlet. (These are included in basic binding operations.) 
Smooth out wrinkled sheets.—Straighten out any sheets which are wrinkled 
or crumpled. Usually involves dampening and pressing the sheets. 
Straighten folded corners.— Dog ears,’ corners folded in, will be straightened. 
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS 
Use this space for any items not otherwise provided for or for which more space is 
needed, such as special arrangement, division sheets, raised bands, or special binding. 
STYLE OF BINDING 
Full.—Book covered with one piece of material. Recommended for all cased, 
elite, and laced bindings when buckram, fabrikoid, or cloth is used. 
Half .—Back and corners covered with the principal binding material. Sides cov- 
ered with another, usually cheaper material. Normally recommended only for leather 
binding or for large volumes, such as newspapers. 
Quarter.—A narrow strip of material on the backbone of book. Usually used 
only on cut-flush books. 
Cut flush, flat back.—Not rounded or backed; cover flush with text, binding 
material not turned in. This style with quarter buckram or cloth is commonly known 
as Library of Congress style. 
Cased.—Rounded and backed; cover extended beyond trimmed edge of text, 
binding material turned in on all sides. Muslin joints, pasted waste leaves. Recom- 
mended for light weight books and those which will not receive hard usage. 
Elite.—A recently developed style similar to cased but stronger and more durable ~ 
because of stronger backlining materials and superior adhesives. Recommended for all 
full cloth, fabrikoid, or buckram books where strength and durability are desired. All 
elite books more than 2-inches thick will be reinforced with cord in the heads. 
Laced.—The conventional “‘law-book” binding, boards laced or crashed on with 
visible cloth joints. Otherwise similar in appearance to cased or elite binding. Recom- 
mended for half or full leather. 
Flexible.—Used principally for full leather de luxe bindings. 
Make pocket.—For maps or other insertions. 
Replace in old cover.—Use only when present cover is in good condition. 
Make box if too old to bind.—When paper in books is old and too brittle 
to bind, a box covered with binding material and suitably lettered will protect the 
volume and present a good appearance. 
Trim—Do not trim.—Normally, all library bindings should be trimmed 
lightly except books which have narrow margins or special edges which the library 
wishes to preserve. If neither item is marked, GPO judgment will prevail. 
Make dummy.—To show style for future bindings. 
MATERIALS 
Refer to GPO sample book of binding materials. Please give both color and prop- 
erty number to avoid errors even if dummy or sample is furnished. 
EDGING 
Edges will be left plain if no edging is specified. 
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