Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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start

A section of a book that projects beyond the other sections at the fore edge. A start is generally caused by: 1) the sections being too thick; 2) a large number of sections; or 3) the sewing thread being too loose. (140 , 256 )




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