title-page
Opening identification leaf
A title-page is the page at the beginning of a book that displays the work's title, author, publisher, and often the date of publication.
It serves as the book's formal identification and typically faces the copyright page.
In older books, title-pages were often elaborately designed and might include decorative elements, epigraphs, or extended subtitles.
The title-page listed three co-authors.
Book's introductory illustration
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- versoLeft-hand book page
recto · foreword · acknowledgements · prologue · epigraph · contents · preface · colophon
Creator of written works
- publisherCompany releasing books
- publicationIssued written material
- editionSingle published version
- ISBNStandard publication number
date · volume · series · translator · illustrator · co-author · editor · imprint
New copy, same content
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- proofDemonstration of truth
registration · catalog · monograph · incunabulum · folio · quarto · octavo
Rigid-bound book format
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- dust-jacketRemovable paper book cover
- bindingLegally or morally required
- spineColumn of vertebrae
cover · slipcase · boards · cloth · leather · gilt · embossing · wrapper
Arranging letters for display
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- typesettingArranging text for print
- fontCharacter style set
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
engraving · vignette · ornament · border · woodcut · illustration · calligraphy · kerning
frontispiece
Book's introductory illustration
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- imprintMark from applied pressure
verso · recto · foreword · acknowledgements · prologue · epigraph · contents · preface · colophon · frontmatter
author
Creator of written works
- publisherCompany releasing books
- publicationIssued written material
- editionSingle published version
ISBN · date · volume · series · translator · illustrator · co-author · editor · imprint · logo
reprint
New copy, same content
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
proof · registration · catalog · monograph · incunabulum · folio · quarto · octavo
hardcover
Rigid-bound book format
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- dust-jacketRemovable paper book cover
- bindingLegally or morally required
spine · cover · slipcase · boards · cloth · leather · gilt · embossing · wrapper
typography
Arranging letters for display
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- typesettingArranging text for print
- fontCharacter style set
letterpress · engraving · vignette · ornament · border · woodcut · illustration · calligraphy · kerning · alignment