endpaper
endpaper
Definition
end·paper (end′pā′pər)
noun
a folded sheet of paper one half of which is pasted to the inside of either cover of a book, the other half to the inside edge of the first (or last) page of the book
endpaper
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- illustrate: Hardback, illustrated endpapers, 165 color photographs plus 50 color maps.
- pattern: Original pale blue cloth, blocked with figure of Tahitian woman in gilt; publisher's patterned endpapers.
- print: Original brown cloth, blocked in black; brown endpapers printed with publisher's booklists.
- decorate: Original pale green cloth, blocked in gilt; decorated endpapers, top edge gilt.
- scuff: Corners scuffed, front free endpaper tipped in, a few light marks, very good.
Adjective modifier
- flower-patterned: Original gray cloth, blocked with art-nouveau design in green, black and gilt, green flower-patterned endpapers, all edges gilt.
- marbled: Contemporary black leather over brown cloth, lined in gilt; raised bands on spine; marbled endpapers; all edges marbled.
- front: A few light marks on rear board, signature on front free endpaper, light crack to paper on rear inner joint, good.
- brown: Original green cloth, blocked in black on front board ( gilt on spine ), brown endpapers.
- yellow: Original royal blue cloth, heavily blocked in gilt; yellow endpapers.
- black: Original blue cloth, with gilt border at head of front board; black endpapers.
Modifies a noun
- map: Black cloth stamped in silver, color endpaper maps.
- fabric: The endpaper fabric is an Omega Workshop linen, dating from 1913 when the novel begins.
Noun used with modifier
- leaf-patterned: Original green cloth; blocked border in black and sprig of leaves in gilt on front board and spine; leaf-patterned endpapers.
- front: It has a name D M Mothershaw written in ink on the inside front cover endpaper.
- color: Black cloth stamped in silver, color endpaper maps.
Preposition: in
- green: MORE » Ginger Finds a Home Sumptuously produced, this landscape format picture book begins with endpapers in a soft green.
Preposition: with
- foxing: Endpapers with some foxing & small contemporary indelible stamps ' a very good, bright copy.
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