hardbound
Stiff cover edition
Hardbound describes a book with rigid covers, typically cardboard wrapped in cloth or paper, as opposed to a paperback's flexible covers: The hardbound edition costs more but lasts longer.
Also called hardcover.
Publishers often release hardbound editions first, with paperbacks following months later.
New and unusual
- tomeSubstantial scholarly volume
- volumeAmount of space filled
- classicOf lasting excellence
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
anthology · compendium · encyclopedia · dictionary · atlas · reference · textbook · manuscript
Solidly built, durable
- robustStrong and durable
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- reinforcedMade more resistant
solid · enduring · lasting · permanent · archival · preservation · protective · sewn
Column of vertebrae
- coverProtect by overlaying
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
- clothWoven or knit material
- leatherTanned animal skin
endpapers · headband · signature · folio · quarto · octavo · gilded · embossed
Belonging to a gatherer
- deluxeSuperior in quality
- signedWrote one's name on
- numberedAssigned figures for order
- slipcaseOpen-sided protective box
dust-jacket · printing · impression · publication · release · issue · reprint · reissue
novel
New and unusual
masterpiece · anthology · compendium · encyclopedia · dictionary · atlas · reference · textbook · manuscript · collectible
sturdy
Solidly built, durable
- robustStrong and durable
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- resilientAble to recover quickly
reinforced · solid · enduring · lasting · permanent · archival · preservation · protective · sewn · stitched
spine
Column of vertebrae
leather · endpapers · headband · signature · folio · quarto · octavo · gilded · embossed · debossed
collector's
Belonging to a gatherer
slipcase · dust-jacket · printing · impression · publication · release · issue · reprint · reissue · facsimile