Year: 1888

page_text: I, WILLIAM CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of 53, Chancery Lane,
in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention (a communication to me from abroad by
Thomas Beckett of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America) to be
as follows:
This Invention relates to book binding; and consists in stitching each section of
the book through the fold thereof, and then binding as usual.
WM. CLARK.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Book Binding.
I, WILLIAM CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of 53, Chancery
Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication to me from abroad by
Thomas Beckett, of 213, Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
of America, Bookbinder) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement
This Invention relates to full bound books bound in such a manner as to have
more strength and durability than books bound in the ordinary manner.
The Invention consists in connecting the leaves of each sheet or section of the
book by stitches before the said sheets or sections are connected together by parch-
ment bands and the ordinary stitching, as hereinafter fully described.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of
this specification, in which figure i is a rear elevation of a part of a book to
which the improvement has been applied and shewing the parchment bands and
the ordinary stitching. Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same taken
through the centre of one of the leaf-sections. Figure 3 is an elevation of the same.
opened at the centre of a leaf-section and shewing the improvements the ordinary
stitching being omitted.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
A represents the sheets or sections of the book which are connected with each
other by parchment bands B and stitches C, in the ordinary manner. The
leaves of each sheet or section A are connected together along the fold by a
row of stitches D before the said sections A are connected together into a book
by the parchment bands B and the stitches C.
When the books are bound in the ordinary manner, should any of the stitches C
be broken or otherwise give way, all the leaves of the sheet or section will
be loosened and will get out of place or come out except the last leaf of the
section which will be held in place by the glue and strapping. With this improve-
ment, should any of the ordinary stitches C give way, all the leaves of the sheet or
section will be held in place by the stitches D so long as the outer leaf of the said
section is held by the glue and strapping.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:
1st. The herein described method of binding books which consists in connecting
the leaves of a sheet or section together by a line of stitching along the fold
and then binding said sections together, as set forth.

page_text: 2nd. In binding books, a row of stitching along the fold of the leaves of the sheet
or section, the several sections being bound together to form the book as set forth.
3rd. The herein described book binding consisting of a series of sheets or
sections A each having its leaves connected together along the fold by a row of
stitches D, and the several sections connected together by the parchment bands B
and the stitches (), as specified.