binding

the book is to be made with a dos a dos binding but how am I supposed to attach the pages to the cover. the book will consist of more than

staples
the book is not to be mass-produced so this does make that much sense also there are too many pages for it to be folded and trimmed nicely without the pages losing large amounts of it.

perfect binding
with the images being centered and going across the spread it would be close to impossible to ever see the full image when reading the book.

pamphlet stitch
the same as with the staples you would lose large bits of the book when trimming it down.

Coptic stitch
kettle stitch
inorder to have the book lay flat it would have to be stitched with a Coptic stitch or kettle stitched. the problem is that this is quite difficult to attach, but it can be done

how to attach the cover?
the problem is the cover, could it be glued on with the perfect binder or does it have to be done using some other technique.