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Parts of a Book
EMS Parts of a Library Book
Parts of a Book | Definitions of Book Parts |
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top edge or head | tops of the book's pages |
headcap | top edge of the spine |
back cover/back board | the back of the book -- where often a summary of the book is written |
spine | the side or edge of the book you see on the shelf |
hinge | where the spine and the covers meet |
tail | the bottom of the book |
headband or endband | fabric that joins the pages to the spine -- it often looks striped |
endpapers or endsheets | the paper glued to the insides of the covers |
bookblock or textblock | the pages of the book |
flyleaf | the first loose page of a book -- it's usually a blank page |