Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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quarter leather

A binding having the spine and a small part of the sides (about one-eighth the width of the boards) covered with leather, and the remainder of the boards covered with a different material, usually paper but sometimes cloth. See also: HALF LEATHER ; THREE-QUARTER LEATHER .




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