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1) bookbinding. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...bookbinding, The art and business of bookbinding began with the protection of parchment manuscripts with boards. Papyrus had originally been produced in rolls, but...

2) bookbinding. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The art, trade, or profession of binding books. bookbinder -NOUN...

3) marbling. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...marbling, in bookbinding, a process of coloring the sides, edges, or end papers of a book in a design that suggests the veins and mottles of marble. In tree marbling,...

4) half binding. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A bookbinding in which the back and often the corners of the volume are bound in a material differing from the rest of the cover....

5) three-quarter binding. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A bookbinding in which the leather or fabric covering the spine extends onto the covers for one third of their width....

6) Levant 2. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A heavy, coarse-grained morocco leather often used in bookbinding. Also called Levant morocco. After Levant1....

7) holland. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A cotton or linen fabric, usually sized or glazed, that is used especially for window shades, bookbinding, and upholstery. Middle English holand, after Holand (Holland),...

8) skiver. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...tool, that skives. 2. A soft thin leather split off the outside of sheepskin and used for bookbinding....

9) buckram. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. A coarse cotton fabric heavily sized with glue, used for stiffening garments and in bookbinding. 2. Archaic Rigid formality. Resembling or suggesting buckram,...

10) Kingsport. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...near the Virginia border east-northeast of Knoxville. Its industries include printing and bookbinding. Population: 36,365....

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