bound volume

Hardcover library item

A bound volume is a book or collection of pages that have been fastened together with a permanent binding—typically sewn or glued into a cover.

The term often distinguishes finished books from loose papers or periodicals: The library's bound volumes date back to the 1700s.

Academic journals are frequently collected and bound into annual volumes for archival purposes.

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binding state

bound volumeloose-leaf

Pages designed for rearrangement

loose pages · ring binder · three-ring binder

physical format

bound volumee-book

Downloadable text file

digital edition · PDF · microfilm · scroll · audiobook

publication completeness

bound volumepamphlets

Thin informational booklets

fascicles

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G