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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Bound in cloth, cardboard, or leather rather than paper. Used of books.
- noun A hardcover book.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Same as
hardback n. and a.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
book with arigid binding , often ofcardboard orleather . - adjective of a book Having a rigid binding.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers
- adjective having a hard back or cover
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Examples
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I think his last book on the Monster case sold 80,000 copies in hardcover, which is a stunning amount for a book in Italy.
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I think his last book on the Monster case sold 80,000 copies in hardcover, which is a stunning amount for a book in Italy.
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It will also be available in hardcover with pre-orders currently available on Amazon.
TWILIGHT SAGA NEWS: MARCH 31ST | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2010
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My review of Neil Gaiman's Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? deluxe edition hardcover is up at Tor. com.
Lou Round the Web (Lou Con Smash) Lou Anders 2009
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There is only one author whose books I consistantly purchase in hardcover, and frankly, their run might be at an end because I was fairly disappointed in the last two outings.
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On March 16, 2010, Twilight, the Graphic Novel Volume 1 will be released in hardcover by Yen Press.
TWILIGHT SERIES TO BECOME A GRAPHIC NOVEL | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2010
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My review of Neil Gaiman's Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? deluxe edition hardcover is up at Tor. com.
Archive 2009-09-01 Lou Anders 2009
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I bought Hush when it came out in hardcover initially, but got distracted and only finished it now, some seven years or so later.
Lots of Lovely Hush Lou Anders 2009
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Hey no worries, I really like Pyr books, the first one I purchased was Moorcock and Constantine's Silverheart in hardcover, the latest was Abercrombie's Before They are Hanged.
Adam Roberts Lou Anders 2009
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On March 16, 2010, Twilight, the Graphic Novel Volume 1 will be released in hardcover by Yen Press.
TWILIGHT SERIES TO BECOME A GRAPHIC NOVEL | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2010
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