case binding (bookbinding process)

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Method of bookbinding in which a hard cover is made wholly separate from the book and later is attached to it by gluing the endpapers to the inside of the boards of the case. Introduced in Great Britain in the 1820s.
case binding
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024