slip cases

Open-ended book boxes

Slip cases are protective covers for books, designed to hold a volume with its spine visible while enclosing the other edges.

The book slides in and out of the open-ended box.

Publishers use slip cases for special editions, boxed sets, or delicate volumes: The collected works came in a handsome slip case.

Also spelled as one word: slipcase.

Related

protective cover · cover · collector's editions · custom made · enclosures · slipcase · cardboard · clamshell · leather · housings · paperbacks · book · portfolio · book covers · holder · preservation · special collections · lining

Opposites
enclosure completeness

slip casessealed containers

Enclosed storage shut tight

airtight containers

protection method

slip casesdust jackets

Protective paper book sleeves

shrink wrap · bound volumes · tissue paper · protective film

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G