MOBILE BINDING. Rare specimen of movable... - Lot 131 - Giquello

Lot 131
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MOBILE BINDING. Rare specimen of movable... - Lot 131 - Giquello
MOBILE BINDING. Rare specimen of movable binding, circa 1828. In-8, green half-basane, green morocco paper covers, smooth spine decorated with gilt casters with two red sliding title pieces, untrimmed, strap, gut strings and fastening buckle in the second counterplate (contemporary binding). Amazing removable and expandable binding, patented as "mobile binding" by a Mr. Adam. The binding consists of two plates, one to support the spine, the other to hold the movable parts. The sheets of paper are held by a brass wire attached by a needle between the gut strings, the latter mounted on a strap with a loop that allows both to vary the length of the gut strings and to tighten the spine: this curious mechanism is visible in the second cover plate, designed for this purpose. This specimen covers a legal work of A. Decourdemanche, Code progressif des privilèges et hypothèques, published in Paris in 1828. At the end of the volume there are two leaflets giving details of the invention and the price of these movable bindings according to the format chosen (from in-32 to in-folio): The book does not consist of notebooks, but of four-page sheets, joined together to form a book, all the parts of which are joined together or separated at will, without anything being glued or sewn. This binding makes it possible to interleave [sic] or to remove pages ad infinitum in a printed or handwritten volume. Depending on whether it contains many or few sheets, the spine is expanded or narrowed in the appropriate proportion. Titles are movable and can be replaced by others whenever deemed appropriate. A book bound by this process always looks the same as ordinary books. It has a broken spine and stands perfectly open. The large label bearing the patent is affixed to the upper back cover.
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