round back
1. The natural configuration of a thin booklet,
the individual folios of which have been inserted
inside each other and saddle stitched, sewn, or
corded to the cover through the center fold. 2. A
book which has been shaped during the binding
process to give it the familiar convex spine. The
opposite of flat back. See: ROUNDING . (156 , 256 )
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