Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1901 — Most Durable Bookbinding. [ARTICLE]

Most Durable Bookbinding.

The recently-published report of the committee appointed by the Society of Arts on bookbinding condemns the use of calfskin and Russia leather as most liable to decay. Of replies from 39 libraries, 31 recommend morocco and pigskin as the most durable.. There is a general agreement that the use of gas in libraries has a most deterioratingeffect on the bindings, the electric light being preferable.