Nice books. Victorian Bookbinding: Innovation and Extravagance, 1820 - 1910 is yet another exhibit at UNT."Prior to 1820, all books were bound by hand in the traditional manner: each printed gathering was sewn to cords, the cords were threaded through the front and back boards, and the cover (usually leather or leather and marbled paper) was wrapped around, being adhered to the spine and the boards. This all changed when an enterprising young publisher, William Pickering, got the idea of using coated cloth for his miniature Diamond Classics series."
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