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Book Binding
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2. Flat Back Binding
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Flat Back Binding-for
elegant, acid-free books.
This hard-back binding style works best for books up to 100 sheets/200 pages.
Involves formatting the text into folded sections (read more below).
Text printed on both sides of the sheets.
The book block is sewn onto tapes, the spine reinforced, and then attached
to the cover.
Title and/or images can be inlaid or printed on the cover.
Spine Canvas: Choose from black, slate gray, brown, butterscotch, light
camel tan, cherry red, periwinkle blue, navy blue, kelly green, burgundy,
moss green. More colors available, just ask.
Cover Paper: Choose from just about any color imaginable. If you want
a title printed directly onto the cover (as opposed to inlaid), you should
think about choosing a lighter color paper.
Ribbon Page Markers optional.
Page Paper: We have a variety of papers available for the pages. Our
standards are white or cream/off white, 90 gm, no texture. However, feel free
to consult other weights and textures. Deckled (hand-torn) foredges are also
an option. See below.
The Flat Back Binding Process
An abbreviated overview.
(The
above photo is a particularly colorful book block already sewn together, but
not
yet attached to the covers of the book.)
The sections are first sewn together over linen tapes.
In the above photo the linen tapes can be seen crossing the spine.
The stitches can be seen running across the linen tapes, and in the chaining
at the head and tail of the book block.
The stitches run pristinely up and down the spine, through the sections, over
the tapes.
Once the book block is sewn, the spine is reinforced with Japanese Paper and
mull (binding gauze), before being attached securely to the hard-back cover.
Formatting
and Printing the Content:
The book block (the pages of the book) is made up of
folded sections.
Each folded section has 3 to 6
sheets of paper, folded in half.
Each folded sheet of paper is 4
pages of the book.
--If you are not familiar with desktop publishing, but you are interested
in this binding style,
we can format and print your content for you appropriately so that it can
be folded and bound in sections.
--If you are familiar with desktop publishing, and can format your content
in the appropriate sections
(or booklets as some programs call them), all we would need to do
is let you know our specs for binding pre-formatted and pre-printed material
(margins, number of pages in each section/booklet, etc).
PHOTO
GALLERY of Custom Bindings produced by Transient Books: (roll
over images with mouse for captions)
DECKLED
FOREDGES are also an option (The outside edge of the book block is hand-torn)
2a. Variation
of the Flat Back Binding: Hard-back Pamphlet Binding
Pictured
below are examples of a variation on the Flat Back Binding, called Hard-back
Pamphlet Binding.
This is a binding option for books with just one or two sewn sections; that
is, books with few pages (i.e. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 or 24 pages).
(Book in above left photo written by Curtis & Nettie
Atkisson, illustrated by Jeanne Bilson.)
2b. Variation
of the Flat Back Binding: Reinforced Loose Sheet Binding
The Reinforced Loose Sheet Binding looks exactly like
the Flat Back Binding but the binding work underneath
(not seen) is different. We do not need to do special formatting into sections.
In the Reinforced Loose Sheet Binding,
the pages are loose leaf, and bound using reinforced glue and string. It is
a durable binding, but the craftsmanship is less involved and the pages do
not lie as flat when opened as the Flat Back Binding. This binding format
is not recommended for Children's Books, nor does it work well for book blocks
that are more than a half inch thick.
Photos of Reinforced Loose Sheet Binding:
2. Flat Back Binding
Within our three custom binding styles, the design options are infinite.
We work extensively with each client to determine the most appropriate binding
design
for the content of the book and for the needs of the author.
We use acid-free archival quality materials and adhere to a high standard
of craftsmanship.
For
inquiries or to place your order, please copy and paste the following
into an email to us:
CUSTOM
BINDING INQUIRY
Binding Format Desired (Japanese Stab Binding, Flat Back Binding/Variation
of, or Tight Back Binding):
Number of Copies:
Type of Content (Poetry? Novel? Other?):
Can content be sent to us as an email attachment?
(If not, how do you prefer to send it?)
Content includes color, or is it all black and white?
Are there illustrations, or is there only text?
Physical Size of Book (if known): Height Width
Number of Printed Pages:
I am interested in a Clam Shell Box or Slip Case (y/n):
Must have my Custom Bound Books by: (date)
More about: 1.
Japanese Stab Binding.
More about: 3. Tight Back Binding.
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Slip Cases & Portfolios
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