bookbinding

[ book-bahyn-ding ]

/ ˈbʊkˌbaɪn dɪŋ /

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the process or art of binding books.

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First recorded in 1765–75; book + binding

It was plain indeed that he regarded bookbinding as a quite inferior and scarce manly employment.
There and Back|George MacDonald
He may be talking of conservatism in cooking or in bookbinding, but he will say: Why walk in the ancient ways?
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
A designer keeps sample (p. 218)books of all the most popular bookbinding materials, which the manufacturers are glad to supply.
The Building of a Book|Various
There is hardly any part of the world that has not been drawn upon for suitable skins to be made into leather for bookbinding.
The Building of a Book|Various

Amateur bookbinding and mowing were among the more eccentric of her hobbies.
Miscellanea|Juliana Horatia Ewing