half binding

American  

noun

Bookbinding.

1. a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.

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half-binding British  

noun

1. a type of hardback bookbinding in which the spine and corners are bound in one material, such as leather, and the sides in another, such as cloth

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Etymology

Origin of half binding

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Full leather is much more expensive than half binding, though not doubly so.

From Project Gutenberg