Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Either of two folded sheets of heavy paper having one half pasted to the inside front or back cover of a book and the other half pasted to the base of the first or last page. Also called end leaf.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
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Examples
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The full front endpaper is actually pretty striking: it depicts not only the Merry Old Soul but also his Fiddlers Three.
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The endpaper is the final piece the binder applies that covers up all the unattactive parts of the fine work he has just done.
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Or this endpaper from a republished edition of The Runaway by Elizabeth Anna Hart?
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Page 13, front endpaper: Photos courtesy of Errol Hannigan
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Page 141, back endpaper: Photos courtesy of Ed Cook top and SecondFocus Photography by Ian L.
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Page 43, front endpaper: Photos courtesy of Brad Spencer (top) and by Ray Bales, courtesy of Brad Spencer (bottom)
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Page 15, front endpaper: Photos courtesy of Judi Hannigan
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Page 69, front endpaper: Photos courtesy of Kassandre Harper-Cotton
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Page 59, back endpaper: Photos courtesy of Monica Gregerson
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Page 80, back endpaper: Photos courtesy of Amy Barnes
reesetee commented on the word endpaper
One of two leaves added to a book by the binder that become the pastedowns and free endpapers inside the front and rear covers. Endpapers hold the text block and case together and lengthen the life of the book.
February 22, 2007