half binding
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half binding
n.
A bookbinding in which the back and often the corners of the volume are bound in a material differing from the rest of the cover.
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Noun | 1. | half binding - book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another book binding, cover, binding, back - the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding" |
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