cover title
1. The title blocked on the original covers of a
book or pamphlet, or a publisher's binding, as
distinguished from the title blocked on the spine
of a book by a bookbinder. Cf: BINDER'S TITLE 2. In
terms of collation, a cover title is one printed
on the paper cover of a work issued without a
title page. The paper is usually, although not
necessarily, of a different stock and color than
that used for the text. See also: SELF-COVER . (140 )