half binding

half binding

noun Bookbinding.
a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
Also called half leather.


Origin:
1815–25
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half binding

noun
book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another 
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