half title
Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
the title of any subdivision of a book when printed on a full page by itself.
Origin of half title
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How to use half title in a sentence
The title-page and the half-title, when found to be out of square, should nearly always be put straight.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books | Douglas CockerellSubtitle, sub′tī-tl, n. an additional or second title to a book, a half-title.
First edition, with engraving by G. Van der Gucht on the verso of the half-title.
Fifth edition, except of Volume IV, which is second, according to the half-title.
Collation: The same as the preceding issue, without the duplicate half-title, T1.
British Dictionary definitions for half-title
the short title of a book as printed on the right-hand page preceding the title page
a title on a separate page preceding a section of a book
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