JCTIONS 



the Government Printing Office for binding. It docs not take the 

 Requisitions, signed by the proper authority, should be sent to 

 ;oiiipanied by Binding Instructions, should be sent to the Central 

 artment name and requisition number. 



5ED ON FACE OF THIS FORM 



but may differ in other localities 



Remove udre staples.- — All stitches and staples except those in binding edge 

 of a wire'Stitched pamphlet. (These are included in basic binding operations.) 



Smooth out wrinliled 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 



Fitll.— Book covered with one piece of material. Recommended for all cased, 

 elite, and laced bindings when buckram, fabrikoid, or cloth is used. 



Hdlf.-— 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. 



^juarter.—A narrow strip of material on the backbone of book. Usually used 

 only on cut'flush books. 



Cut flush, flat hacJ^.—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 backiining 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. 



Ma^e poc\et. — ^For maps or other insertions. 



Replace in old cover. — ^Use only when present cover is in good condition. 



Mal^e box if too old to hind. — 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. 



M.a\e 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 v/ill be left plain if no edging is specified. 



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