hardback

[hahrd-bak]

noun

1. hardcover.

hardback

/ ˈhɑːdˌbæk /

noun

1. a book or edition with covers of cloth, cardboard, or leather Compare paperback

adjective

1. Also: casebound.  hardbound.  hardcover. of or denoting a hardback or the publication of hardbacks

Word History and Origins

Origin of hardback¹

First recorded in 1740–50; hard + back ¹

Example Sentences

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse was a lockdown sensation, and in 2021 it was named the biggest selling adult hardback of all time in the UK.

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Justin Torres: I read this a while ago when it was in rawer form, and now I have this beautiful hardback.

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Publisher Puffin and Sheen will give £1 from the sale of each hardback copy and 50p from the sale of each paperback copy of the book in the UK and Ireland to Shelter.

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He said the price was "an absolutely great result for a first edition hardback."

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Errors helped an auctioneer identify the hardback as one of 500 copies from the book's first print run.

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