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Excerpt from The Library Chronicle, Vol. 4: A Journal of Librarianship and Bibliography; September, 1887 I pass over the pressing or rolling, because pressing only gives the book a better or firmer feel, and it has nothing to do with its strength. If we examine a book, bound say 200 years ago, we find the whole of the binder's craft in the sewing. The thread used was made from hemp or flax now we often use a material made of, well, hardly hemp. Each sheet was sewn round the bands, of which there were never less than four, in many cases six, eight, and more, and we even find the headband worked round a cord which formed and gave further strength to hold all together. N ow, if a book be sewn with bad thread on three bad cords, it is considered by the binder to be very well done and if the book should fall to pieces in a short time, it is nothing more than he expected and he gets the book back for rebinding, to his benefit and your cost. I have here a sample of the hempen thread which ought to be used. I should like it to be understood that I speak of what is done by 'some houses in the trade and that I complain of none. I tell you what to look for and what to correct: the cost of such correction will rest between you and your binder. The cost of the hempen thread per lb. Is about 25. 6d., the common thread is is. 6d. Arnett in the introduction to his Art of Bookbinding which probably you all have, quotes one of the statutes and rules of 1550 about sewing, that the master binders do sew all their books with thread and real bands, and that, in case of infringe ment, the books shall be rebound and in addition a fine inflicted of 30 for each volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The war in Verdan is over. The death of Terek at Mount Bardoom has brought the world together and made the various races realize they can no longer live in isolation. But the peace promised by The Fourth Age is one they will still need to earn. In the frozen wastelands to the north there are those who seek to cheat death. If successful, they plan to reshape the world. Standing in their way is the same wizard whose death was recently celebrated, but now may be needed to protect those he once fought. In Izmir, a mysterious theft at Mount Bardoom sends the Lady Y'Shanarra on a quest and a collision course with those same schemes and ambitions. Trevor, finally reunited with his long lost son, seeks to return to Parthea. But first, he is reunited with friends and becomes entangled in a goblin revolution. And if recent revelations are true, it is goblin history which may yet provide clues to Verdan's future.