Abstract: A manifolding book has at least two leaves each having a first side and a second side and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge and a binding connecting the leaves with one another and including at least one connecting element which connects the first edge of one of the leaves with the first edge of another of the leaves and another connecting element which connects the second edge of the one leaf with the second edge of the another leaf, so that the leaves can be moved between two open positions including one open position in which one of the leaves is located at the left side while another of the leaves is located at the right side and another open position in which the first leaf is located at the right side and the second leaf is located at the left side, and also between two folded positions including one folded position in which the first sides of the leaves face one another and another folding position in which the second sides of the leaves face one another.

Abstract: A book of removable forms such as a cheque book, also comprises interleaved counterfoils, secured at the fold line of the book cover, on which a copy is produced when the cheque is written. Separators are provided between cheques and respective counterfoils (except for the uppermost cheque which is ready to write). After writing and removing a cheque, its separator is automatically partially withdrawn by the action of folding back its counterfoil for storage in a pocket on the cover. The separator is then torn out and discarded, thereby preparing the next cheque to be written and copies made onto its counterfoil. The arrangement allows facsimiles of the cheques to be produced on the counterfoils, which are stored in a non-removable manner.