half-leather

noun

a type of half-binding in which the backs and corners of a book are bound in leather

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Words nearby half-leather

half-integral, half-jack, half-joking, half landing, half-lap joint, half-leather, half-length, half-life, half-light, half-line, half-liter

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Example sentences from the Web for half-leather

For leather or half-leather bindings a strip of wrapping paper or thin cardboard is cut.
Practical Bookbinding|Paul Adam
Books bound in half-cloth or half-leather have the sides covered with paper; the latter often with cloth.
Practical Bookbinding|Paul Adam
For the stronger end papers and in half-leather bindings a cloth joint is used.
Practical Bookbinding|Paul Adam
Cloth must be used for sides of all books bound in half-leather or half-duck.
Library Bookbinding|Arthur Low Bailey

It was a ledger with a half-leather binding such as storekeepers use for accounts.
The Garden of Eden|Max Brand

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