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Inside cover? First page?
I'm selling a stack of my old books, and need to write up descriptions of their conditions. Some of them have my name on the very first page, the page that you would see if you ripped the cover off (but please don't).
What is this page called? The inside cover? The first page? "Inside cover" makes me think it's on the back of the front cover; "first page" sounds like it refers to the page with "CHAPTER ONE" on it.
SML
ess el five six zero at columbia dot edu
What is this page called? The inside cover? The first page? "Inside cover" makes me think it's on the back of the front cover; "first page" sounds like it refers to the page with "CHAPTER ONE" on it.
SML
ess el five six zero at columbia dot edu
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[nq:1]I'm selling a stack of my old books, and need to write up descriptions of their conditions. Some of them ... [/nq] That's a flyleaf, more specifically, one of the "endpapers" of a book.
- [nq:1]I'm selling a stack of my old books, and need to write up descriptions of their conditions.
- Some of them ...
- [/nq] That's a flyleaf, more specifically, one of the "endpapers" of a book.
- Endpapers, contrary to the name, occur at the beginning and end of a book.
- Check it out: they're a folded sheet, double the size of a normal page, and usually of thicker paper, pasted down completely on one side to the inside cover and at the fold to the first page.
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[nq:1]I'm selling a stack of my old books, and need to write up descriptions of their conditions. Some of them ... the back of the front cover; "first page" sounds like it refers to the page with "CHAPTER ONE" on it.[/nq]
That's a flyleaf, more specifically, one of the "endpapers" of a book. Endpapers, contrary to the name, occur at the beginning and end of a book. Check it out: they're a fold
That's a flyleaf, more specifically, one of the "endpapers" of a book. Endpapers, contrary to the name, occur at the beginning and end of a book. Check it out: they're a fold
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[nq:2]I'm selling a stack of my old books, and need ... it refers to the page with "CHAPTER ONE" on it.[/nq]
[nq:1]That's a flyleaf, more specifically, one of the "endpapers" of a book. Endpapers, contrary to the name, occur at the ... usuallyof thicker paper, pasted down completely on one side to the inside cover and atthe fold to the first page.[/nq]
I could have been more specific: a fl
[nq:1]That's a flyleaf, more specifically, one of the "endpapers" of a book. Endpapers, contrary to the name, occur at the ... usuallyof thicker paper, pasted down completely on one side to the inside cover and atthe fold to the first page.[/nq]
I could have been more specific: a fl
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[nq:1]Endpapers, contrary to the name, occur at the beginning and end of a book.[/nq]
Not necessarily contrary to the name. Like many other things, a book has two ends: a front end and a back end.
[nq:1]Endpapers, contrary to the name, occur at the beginning and end of a book.[/nq]
Not necessarily contrary to the name. Like many other things, a book has two ends: a front end and a back end.
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( . . . )
[nq:1]I could have been more specific: a flyleaf is the unpasted part of an endpaper.[/nq]
And, contrary to the name, a flyleaf is not made of fly paper.
[nq:1]I could have been more specific: a flyleaf is the unpasted part of an endpaper.[/nq]
And, contrary to the name, a flyleaf is not made of fly paper.
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Thus spake Sara Lorimer:
[nq:1]I'm selling a stack of my old books, and need to write up descriptions of their conditions. Some of them ... the back of the front cover; "first page" sounds like it refers to the page with "CHAPTER ONE" on it.[/nq]
I recommend the glossary at ABEBooks:
Front Matter- The pages preceding the text of a book, in the following order:
*** title or fly
[nq:1]I'm selling a stack of my old books, and need to write up descriptions of their conditions. Some of them ... the back of the front cover; "first page" sounds like it refers to the page with "CHAPTER ONE" on it.[/nq]
I recommend the glossary at ABEBooks:
Front Matter- The pages preceding the text of a book, in the following order:
*** title or fly
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[nq:1]Thus spake Sara Lorimer:[/nq]
[nq:2]I'm selling a stack of my old books, and need ... it refers to the page with "CHAPTER ONE" on it.[/nq]
[nq:1]I recommend the glossary at ABEBooks: Front Matter- The pages preceding the text of a book, in the following ... of contents list of illustrations introduction acknowledgments half-title I do hope you will give us first refusal on your book
[nq:2]I'm selling a stack of my old books, and need ... it refers to the page with "CHAPTER ONE" on it.[/nq]
[nq:1]I recommend the glossary at ABEBooks: Front Matter- The pages preceding the text of a book, in the following ... of contents list of illustrations introduction acknowledgments half-title I do hope you will give us first refusal on your book
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[nq:1]Thus spake Sara Lorimer:[/nq]
[nq:2]I'm selling a stack of my old books, and need ... it refers to the page with "CHAPTER ONE" on it.[/nq]
[nq:1]I recommend the glossary at ABEBooks: Front Matter- The pages preceding the text of a book, in the following order: *** title or fly title frontispiece title page copyright page dedication preface or forward[/nq]
"forward"?
Is that
[nq:2]I'm selling a stack of my old books, and need ... it refers to the page with "CHAPTER ONE" on it.[/nq]
[nq:1]I recommend the glossary at ABEBooks: Front Matter- The pages preceding the text of a book, in the following order: *** title or fly title frontispiece title page copyright page dedication preface or forward[/nq]
"forward"?
Is that
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Thus spake Mike Barnes:
[nq:2]Thus spake Sara Lorimer: I recommend the glossary at ABEBooks: ... title frontispiece title page copyright page dedication preface or forward[/nq]
[nq:1]"forward"? Is that like "foreword"?[/nq]
Only if it's leaning.
Simon R. Hughes
[nq:2]Thus spake Sara Lorimer: I recommend the glossary at ABEBooks: ... title frontispiece title page copyright page dedication preface or forward[/nq]
[nq:1]"forward"? Is that like "foreword"?[/nq]
Only if it's leaning.
Simon R. Hughes
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[nq:2]I could have been more specific: a flyleaf is the unpasted part of an endpaper.[/nq]
[nq:1]And, contrary to the name, a flyleaf is not made of fly paper.[/nq]
Nor does it have a zipper.
Gary G. Taylor * Rialto, CA
gary at donavan dot org / http:// geetee dot donavan dot org "The two most abundant things in the universe
are hydrogen and stupidity." Harlan Ellison
[nq:1]And, contrary to the name, a flyleaf is not made of fly paper.[/nq]
Nor does it have a zipper.
Gary G. Taylor * Rialto, CA
gary at donavan dot org / http:// geetee dot donavan dot org "The two most abundant things in the universe
are hydrogen and stupidity." Harlan Ellison
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