It is the part of a bound text block between the two cover boards on which the lettering appears. A stamplettering pattern refers to the arrangement of letters, numbers, and punctuation on the spine of a case. The color of stamping foil is also part of the stamplettering pattern. Squares The edges of the case that extend beyond the text block at the head, tail, and fore edge, and protect it. Surface finish of paper Surface finish is the quality of the surface of a sheet of paper.
Paper can be rough or smooth, absorbent or repellent, shiny or dull.
The leaves of a volume after they have been bound together. A gathering of printed or written leaves that may be or have been bound, excluding all paper to be added by the bookbinder such as the endpapers. The openability of a tipped-in leaf will be somewhat restricted. Turn-in That part of the covering material that is turned over the outer edges of the boards and inlay, and onto their inner surfaces, in the process of making a case. The turn-in protects the boards and inlay from delamination and wear.