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half title
[ haf tahyt-l ]
noun
- Also called bas·tard ti·tle [bas, -terd tahyt-l]. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- the title of any subdivision of a book when printed on a full page by itself.
half-title
noun
- the short title of a book as printed on the right-hand page preceding the title page
- a title on a separate page preceding a section of a book
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Word History and Origins
Origin of half title1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
The title-page and the half-title, when found to be out of square, should nearly always be put straight.
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Subtitle, sub′tī-tl, n. an additional or second title to a book, a half-title.
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First edition, with engraving by G. Van der Gucht on the verso of the half-title.
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Fifth edition, except of Volume IV, which is second, according to the half-title.
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Collation: The same as the preceding issue, without the duplicate half-title, T1.
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