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From the Bibliophile Bookshelf. A naming of parts: SEXTODECIMO paging, MULLing the TEXT-BLOCK, the FLY TITLE page…all of which would be boring even to a book geek like me if it weren’t for gems of trivia and humour:

“In the previous centuries, some people who were more financially well off than others, preferred to pick their bindings, for this purpose some books were sold in WRAPS. A paper cover was wrapped around the TEXT-BLOCK. Once the book was sold, the new owner could deliver it to his favorite binder and have it bound to suit his library’s decor; Blue or plaid, or faux gold lame’ alligator.”

“SPINE, BOARDS, MULL, HINGES, ‘ENDPAPERS’, SIGNATURES, LEAVES, WORDS….words…words…mon dieux! we forgot the words! I thought you had them! ARGH!!”