Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications Relating to Books, Portfolios, Card-Cases, &c.; A. D. 1768-1866 (Classic Reprint) Hardcover -

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Excerpt from Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications Relating to Books, Portfolios, Card-Cases, &C. A. D. 1768-1866 The present series comprises - in addition to Abridgments Of Specifications, which relate to the binding of books, pamphlets, and loose Sheets, and to the manufacture Of port folios, memorandum and pocket books, and card cases - all Such as have been found to bear any relation to albums; artificial leather and other materials for book covers book or reading stands, book slides, boxes for holding books and papers; book clasps, clips, and markers copying presses (but only when connected to book covers); fastenings for pocket books and portfolios; indexes for account and other books; knives and contrivances for cutting Open the edges of books and papers; preparing skins, leather, and paper for bookbinding pocket protectors for pocket books; and such machines for folding paper as are applicable to the folding of printed sheets for books or pamphlets. The Abridgments marked thus in the following pages were prepared for another series or class, and have been transferred therefrom to this 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.