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Richard Penn
Maxims and Hints for an Angler An early example of gold blocking on blue morocco grain cloth |
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1830s Cloth came into general use, and surface decoration via embossing designs developed. Morocco grain was introduced in 1830, watered or moiré cloth in1831, ribbed grain in the early 1830s, and diaper grain around 1833. 1832 Gold blocking onto cloth introduced by Archibald Leighton. Case binding became common. Decoration for the whole cover (upper and lower covers and spine) could be mechanically stamped in one operation using a blocking press. 1839 First example of
an unsewn (gutta percha or caoutchouc) publisher's binding where
the pages were stuck together. These were the fore-runners of the
modern paperback.
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