Year: 1885

page_text: CEDRIC CHIYERS OF 59 Gay Street, Dato, Dook DinⱭer do hereby dcclare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to strengthen the binding of books subject to
rough wear, and it has special reference to the first and last few leaves-the weak
part with most books.
In carrying this invention into practice the book is sewed together round
webbing in the usual manner and I paste a blank cartridge paper to the beginning
and ending of the first and last sheets or signatures and paste around thesō
sheets pieces of cloth or equivalent and the first few sheets are then overcasted or
whipped in the customary manner.
I also apply to each side of the book double end papers each having cloth joints
and when the book is bound the end paper is pasted down onto the cartridge
paper (which is linen bound) thus forming an uninterrupted and firmly stitched
cloth connection between the cover and the book.
It will be understood that where cloth or linen is mentioned I do not bind
myself to such materials only as other fabrics, leather or the like. may be used for
the same purpose.

page_text: I CEDRIC CHIVERS of 39 Gay Street, Bath, Bookbinder, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this Invention is to strengthen the binding of books subject to
rough wear the improvements being applied principally to the end papers and
sheets or sections at the beginning and ending of the book in which parts the
connection with the binding is usually the weakest.
In carrying this Invention into practice the sheets or sections of the book are
sewed together around string, tape or webbing in the usual manner but the
first one or two sheets are bound at the back with cloth or other equivalent
strengthening material before sewing, and after sewing they are overcasted or
whipped in the customary manner; the last sheets or sections being similarly
treated.
I also apply to each side of the book double jointed end papers, the joints
consisting of two strips of cloth or similar material, blank leaves being pasted on
to the first and last sections and bound with linen and overcasted with the book.
One of the strips of linen which connect the end papers is inserted between the
boards which form the cover of the book and one of the end papers is pasted inside
the cover so that there exists an uninterrupted and firmly stitched connection of
two thicknesses of cloth between the cover and the book.
In order that my Invention may be more fully understood I have hereto
annexed a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof. As both ends of the book are
finished alike description of one will suffice.
Figure 1 represents an end elevation of book partially open and Figure 2 a back
view thereof with cover removed. Figure la is an enlarged view of the opening
part of Figure 1.
A represents the first sheet or section of printed matter upon which is pasted a
blank leaf or "signature "A¹ and this section is bound at the folding edge by a
strip of cloth which is represented by a heavy line A².
As will be seen from the drawing Figure 2, it is overcasted or whipped in the
usual manner.
The lines B, C, D and E represent the end papers, the sheets B and C indicated
by "dot and dash lines being joined together by a strip of cloth B¹ represented
by a heavy line. The end paper B is pasted to the inside of the cover F and the
leaves C and D are pasted together and to the strip of cloth B¹. The leaves C
and D consist of a single sheet folded double and to the underside of the leaf E is
attached a strip of cloth E' indicated by dotted line which strip is secured between
the two boards (or single split board) which forms the cover of the book. It will
thus be seen that through the medium of the two thicknesses of cloth thus
provided the end papers can be firmly stitched to the body of the book as shewn
in Figure 2 in which the stitches are indicated by dark lines G instead of being
merely secured by paper and adhesive matter as heretofore.

page_text: It will be understood that where cloth or linen is mentioned I do not limit
myself to such materials only, as other fabrics, leather or other strong substance
may be used for the purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. The process of binding books by means of double-jointed end papers each
joint being linen backed and sewn to the book, the first and last sections of which
are also linen backed and "over casted" substantially as herein shewn and
described.
2. The method of strengthening the bindings of books by means of double
jointed end papers substantially as herein shewn and described.
3. The complete binding substantially as herein shewn and specified.