SQUEAKY BINDERS
Clamshell Boxes
Our stylish and sturdy Clamshell boxes are designed to protect our wide range of handcrafted books from dust and sunlight.
Clamshell box cover design
One of our A5 quarter bound notebooks with its matching Clamshell box
Cover detail showing 'Circles' Lotka paper responsibly made from Mulberry bark and screen printed in Nepal
Open Clamshell box holding its matching A5 quarter bound notebook snuggly inside.
Detail of a 'Circles' quarter bound notebook with its matching clamshell box
Sometimes known as Solander or Drop-Spine boxes, their two closely fitting trays are joined by a double hinge. This allows the case to lie perfectly flat when open to reveal your treasured book and also gives a very pleasing articulated movement when the box is opened or shut.
Saffron bookcloth cover for 'Woodpile' Special Edition Illustrated Notebook and its clamshell box
Clamshell box tray lined with 'Leaves' design Japanese Chiyogami paper
'Woodpile' Special Edition Illustrated Notebook inside its matching Clamshell box
Detail of articulated double hinge section at the heart of our Clamshell boxes
Made to Order and Personalised
Custom made and personalised quarter bound clamshell box for one of our A4 Artist's Sketchbooks.
Client's initials added to the clamshell box covered in 'Desert Jasper' printed marbled paper produced by Jemma Lewis
The pencil set cleverly recessed into the clamshell box concealed below the personalised artist's sketchbook
Corner detail of the partly open double hinge and marvellously tactile cork lining of the clamshell box.
Mix and Match?
Thinking about our quarter bound printed marbled paper by Jemma Lewis notebook with its matching clamshell box?
Or would you prefer our 'Cyclamen' Special Edition Illustrated Notebook in the same box?
Perhaps our pocket sized Wood Cased Artist's Sketchbook instead?
No? then how about our 'Atlantic' Wood cased Bootlace Journal? - it's up to you!
See our range of Clamshell Box Sets available to buy now in our shop
Looking to create your own personalised clamshell box for a treasured old book - perhaps it’s a bit fragile and needing a made-to-measure case to keep it safe? then please contact us
We also make boxes to gift new books designed to hold the book with room for additional items within. Contact us and we’ll do our best to help.