Name: Illustration depicting the process of bookbinding: the binder is shown here ploughing the edges of a book, a process which was usually done on the more expensive volumes. Behind him a pile of books is being compressed in a standing press, and on a portable brazier in the foreground are the tools used to decorate the bindings. Dated 19th century - SuperStock
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Illustration depicting the process of bookbinding: the binder is shown here ploughing the edges of a book, a process which was usually done on the more expensive volumes. Behind him a pile of books is being compressed in a standing press, and on a portable brazier in the foreground are the tools used to decorate the bindings. Dated 19th century

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