All on Books
Across
- 4. All of the copies of a book printed from the same setting of type, at one time or over a period of time, with no major changes, additions or revisions
- 5. (SLC) A box built to house and protect a book, leaving the spine exposed
- 8. A larva of any insect which harms books by feeding on their binding or leaves
- 9. The front and back covers of a hardcover book
- 10. The pages that have been printed but not yet folded, sewn, or gathered together for binding.
- 14. A lover of books
- 15. The numbering of the pages
- 16. A new book returned to the publisher as unsold.
- 17. Worn or ragged, usually referring to the edges of pages.
- 18. (abbreviated: ca) Refers to an approximate date when actual date is unknown.
- 19. The three outer sides of the text block when a book is closed
- 21. A right-hand page, when a book is open and facing the reader. The other side of the recto is the Verso
Down
- 1. The covers enclosing a book, usually made of thick cardboard, and normally covered in cloth, paper or leather
- 2. Band of silk or cotton affixed to signatures when bound together to form a text block for strength
- 3. is a method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface
- 6. A list of errors and their corrections or additions to the printing, found after a book has been printed, usually on a separate sheet or slip of paper
- 7. Paper is smooth and polished
- 10. A printed sheet of paper, folded to size and ready for sewing
- 11. The backbone, or back, of the book where the title
- 12. A book bound with flexible paper covers; usually a term reserved for mass-market publications.
- 13. surname of famous singer and writer
- 20. Inner margins of two facing pages