library binding

American  

noun

1. a tough, durable cloth binding for books.

2. the production of books that are bound with library binding.

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Etymology

Origin of library binding

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

A brilliant young librarian recognised the Bodleian library binding and the scars of the chains: it cost them £3,000, also raised by a public appeal, to get the book back.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2012

While the old method of lacing-in is not desirable in library binding, the method of using split boards makes a very strong book.

From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low

As one direct result of the agitation, the well-known Everyman's set can now be obtained in a library binding.

From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low

In four styles of binding: cloth, flat back, coloured top; leather, round corners, gilt top; library binding in cloth, & quarter pigskin.

From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest

Perhaps nothing better shows the difference between old methods of library binding and new than this one item of back-lining.

From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low