12mo (193x135 mm), (4)-iv-360 pages. binding : Full bakelite with mechanical joints, bining signed by Jotau. Engraved title on metal piece on spine and first cover. Slightly scratches on covers.
Beautiful copy of this famous industrial binding produced between 1933 and 1955 by Joseph Taupin, under the pseudonym Jotau. The boards and the back are molded in a mass-dyed resin, close to bakelite, pollopas. Flats and backs are articulated by a rod. This particularly brittle resin was quickly abandoned and few copies reach us without damage, as is the case with the book we are offering.