I've seen several staple-bound, or wire-bound, books while at Northwestern. All of the ones I've seen have been either German or Russian. This particular book was withdrawn, and I wanted to do a reback on it...however, I've done so many rebacks already! Then I decided that I wanted to keep it more as an example of this interesting kind of binding, so I put a little window on the spine while I was repairing it. Now it is functional again AND you can see the staples on the spine!
Audra at The Vespiary has also posted about staple bindings.
Casing Rib
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What happens when you hybridize a bookbinder’s folding rib and a case
folder? You get the Casing Rib. The potter’s rib was adapted for
bookbinding by Chr...
3 weeks ago
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