half-leather

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Houdek's costume was half-tuxedo, half-leather jacket - a sartorial illustration of the musical crossover.

From Reuters

Books bound in half-cloth or half-leather have the sides covered with paper; the latter often with cloth.

From Project Gutenberg

Frequently, in the smaller towns, there are still produced Bible histories, catechisms, and the like in half-leather bindings, tanned sheep-skin, the sale of which is likely to be large and assured for many years.

From Project Gutenberg

For extra half-leather work the backs are previously glued round on the book itself.

From Project Gutenberg

For leather or half-leather bindings a strip of wrapping paper or thin cardboard is cut.

From Project Gutenberg