half-bound
Definition
- Adjective:
- (of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another: Describes a bookbinding style where the spine (the back) is covered with a different, often more durable or decorative, material than the material used for the sides (the front and back covers).
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The rare 18th-century volume was half-bound in leather and marbled paper.
- For his personal library, he preferred half-bound editions with vellum spines and cloth boards.
Advanced Usage
- Bibliographical Description: The term is primarily used in the specialized fields of bookbinding, bibliography, and rare book collecting to describe a specific binding technique.
- The auction catalog noted the book was half-bound in calf over contemporary boards.
Variants and Related Words
- Half binding (noun): The style or method of binding a book in this way.
- The book's half binding featured a leather spine and corners with cloth sides.
Synonyms
- Part-bound: A less common synonym with essentially the same meaning in bookbinding terminology.
Related Phrases
- Half calf: A specific type of half binding where the spine material is calf leather.
- The antique book was half calf with marbled paper sides.
- Half morocco: A specific type of half binding where the spine material is morocco leather.
- The collection included several volumes half morocco with gilt tooling.
Adjective
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(of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another
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