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Title: The Building of a Book
A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the
Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing

Author: Various

Commentator: Theodore L. De Vinne

Editor: Frederick H. Hitchcock

Release Date: December 6, 2007 [EBook #23754]

Language: English

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THE BUILDING OF A BOOK

A SERIES OF PRACTICAL ARTICLES
WRITTEN BY EXPERTS IN THE VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS OF BOOK MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING

WITH AN INTRODUCTION
BY THEODORE L. DE VINNE

EDITED BY
FREDERICK H. HITCHCOCK

[Illustration: Editor's arm.]

THE GRAFTON PRESS
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Copyright, 1906,
By THE GRAFTON PRESS.
Published December, 1906.

DEDICATED
TO READERS AND LOVERS
OF BOOKS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY

FOREWORD

"The Building of a Book" had its origin in the wish to give practical,
non-technical information to readers and lovers of books. I hope it
will also be interesting and valuable to those persons who are
actually engaged in book making and selling.

All of the contributors are experts in their respective departments,
and hence write with authority. I am exceedingly grateful to them for
their very generous efforts to make the book a success.

THE EDITOR.

ARTICLES AND CONTRIBUTORS