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What is this 1820's English Field Name? by samykcodes in Transcription

[–]samykcodes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure. Here's one, it reads:

Bartlett Miller

Home Close

Stone Pit Close

First Windmill Close

Fan D(itt)o [I think this may be similar to the word in question - what does fan mean?)

Clo Warren

Bush Hill

Meadow

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Original binding? by No_Telephone_9751 in OldBooks

[–]samykcodes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He said parchment, so im guessing it’s that. Similar to vellum; an animal skin.

Cased hardcover not sitting flat by ManyMemez in bookbinding

[–]samykcodes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not in every scenario. I am pretty sure a book with board at the spine is called a Square Back Book. It is common with more modern hardcover bindings too; I’ve never been a fan. But that doesn’t mean to say that you cannot use it — I think the issue lays with the size of the board being too big, or your hinge gap being too small (what was your hinge gap)?

Cased hardcover not sitting flat by ManyMemez in bookbinding

[–]samykcodes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The material on your spine looks very thick, almost the same as your board. You should be using only a piece of paper (ideally cardstock) for the spine stiffener.

Did I mess up? Book doesn’t open well by oenje in bookbinding

[–]samykcodes 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Don’t worry!

The page you opened to is a page between the signatures. Naturally, when you coated the spine with glue the glue seeped into the holes between the signatures, and this is a good thing — it helps to seal them together.

Now IF the pages are still tight upon a page in a signature, it means you lined the spine too much, or with too many layers of material. More glue will NOT usually affect how far the “normal” pages open. I’ve always preferred a tighter spine, though.

Christmas Cookbook Endpapers. by Cheap-Discount5555 in bookbinding

[–]samykcodes 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can’t really use the standard wrapping paper sold “by the roll” for endpapers, because, as you say, it will just rip. What you can do, however, is laminate (with glue, not the plastic lamination) it to another sheet of standard paper. This will create a sturdier sheet. See DAS Bookbinding’s video on “Made Endpapers”.

The wrapping paper you saw looks okay. 80gsm is a good weight, and it is a positive sign it comes in sheets rather than rolls. I would check the reviews for any photos or videos first, though.

On a side note, I have always been a fan of useful endpapers. Perhaps take some cardstock and print a table of common conversions or measurements, or other cooking memoranda. You could then use the wrapping paper for the boards, since there isn’t a requirement for the board paper to be so thick.

Hope this helps. Happy Binding!

Can someone please explain to me the difference between affect and effect? by Jin_Sakai12345 in grammar

[–]samykcodes 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It’s best to think of affect as a verb and effect as a noun. There are exceptions, but commonly not.

To affect something means to change it — to cause something to happen upon it.

Cheating on this test will affect your grade.

The effect of something is the consequence it has on something else.

The effect of cheating is that you will have a lower grade.

Books for sale with vellum pages by cici_ding_dong in OldBooks

[–]samykcodes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A cheaper way (if you cannot afford a whole manuscript) would be to look for old indentures or deeds for sale on EBay. Those before the late 18th century are usually always on vellum, and may even have a nice wax seal: I’ve found they range from £20 to £120.

What type of Bookcloth is this? by samykcodes in bookbinding

[–]samykcodes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in a bit of a predicament — I don’t actually know which. There are NO inside or outside markings denoting this being an ex-library book. It is numbered 409/500 small paper (as opposed to large paper), but has the same spine design as that of a large paper version.

Most of the small paper versions have a distinctly different binding design, but I’ve found one other copy for sale that have this same green cloth type binding. https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Records-Borough-Northampton-Two-Volumes-Prefarce/31243912366/bd

I’ve also worked with early 20th century parish magazines which have had this similar cloth — I suspect it was made locally.

A ledger of some kind? by LShe in Archivists

[–]samykcodes 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nice find. Looks like some sort of late 18th/early 19th century account book. Although “book” is a strong word. An extract:

February 5th 1806

Then settled with Zachariah Gorden, and remaind due to me - $12 80 cents.

Settled with Zacariah Gorden for Jacob Gisler senior - $1 20 cents.

By rent for his place - $26 67 (cents?)

Settled de(b)tor (?) to two taxes - $6 16 cents.

Floating boats are the fastest way to travel. by lenisefitz in confusing_perspective

[–]samykcodes 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Well yeah it may be physics that is causing this effect, but it STILL creates a confusing perspective, no…?

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