half-bound

Thân thiện

The library's rare book collection includes a half-bound volume with a leather spine.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another