quarter binding ( quarter-bound )
A binding having the spine and a small part of the
sides (about one-eighth the width of the boards)
covered with one material, with the rest of the
boards covered with another. A quarter binding may
consist of leather and paper, leather and cloth,
cloth and paper, vellum and paper (with or without
vellum tips at the corners), etc. In fine
bindings, leather and paper, as well as vellum and
paper, are the most common quarter bindings. See
also: HALF BINDING
;THREE-QUARTER
BINDING . (161
, 264 )
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