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Typo: A Monthly Newspaper and Literary Review, Volume 1

(From the Scientific American.)

(From the Scientific American.)

Amateur Bookbinding.—Pack the papers smoothly, hold firmly, and drive a thin chisel through the pile about half-an-inch from the back. Push a strong tape through, and leave out about two inches; put three or four tapes through at even intervals; cut common thick paper boards large enough to project a little everywhere, except that one edge must come front of the tapes; draw the tapes tightly and glue down to the boards outside; skive a piece of leather—common sheepskin will answer—wide enough to cover the back and come on the boards an inch or two, and long enough to project a couple of inches at the end; paste the leather well; put it on the back; fold the ends in so as to come over the boards on each side; paste any fancy or plain paper over the sides, and, lastly, paste the blank leaf down to the cover side, and you have a presentable book, and very durable. Trimming the edges can be easily done by clamping between boards and cutting the edges with a thin sharp knife and a straight-edge. Of course, this is done before the boards are put on, after the tapes are in. This makes a flat-edged book, but for a thin book answers very well.