headband 2

noundomain: artefact
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an endband along the top edge of the book (as a book is standing upright).

  • 1.An endband, more so the headband, helps to resist the strain placed on the book when shelved upright with the spine facing outward, especially as it is common to pull a book out by hooking a finger over the top edge of the spine.

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