Almanac

Almanac, AWL muh nak, is a book or pamphlet, usually published once a year, that contains many... More >>

Bibliography

Bibliography, bihb lee OG ruh fee, is a list of books or articles about a subject. There is... More >>

Book

Book consists of written or printed sheets of paper or some other material fastened together... More >>

Bookbinding

Bookbinding is the process of putting the pages of a book between covers. Binding holds books... More >>

Bookplate

Bookplate is a printed label pasted in a book as a mark of ownership. The label is sometimes... More >>

Bowdler, Thomas

Bowdler, Thomas (1754-1825), a British scholar and doctor of medicine, edited The Family... More >>

Chapbook

Chapbook is a pamphlet, originally sold by chapmen (peddlers) from the 1500's to the 1700's. The... More >>

Cross-reference

Cross-reference is a method used in books, indexes, library catalogs, and filing systems to... More >>

E-book

E-book, or electronic book, is a collection of digital (numerical) files that represent the... More >>

Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia is a collection of information about people, places, events, and things. It may deal... More >>

Folio

Folio, FOH lee oh, is the name printers and publishers use for a sheet of paper folded once,... More >>

Hornbook

Hornbook. Paper was scarce and expensive during the Middle Ages and until the early 1800's. It... More >>

Index

Index is an alphabetical list of topics and subjects that appears at the end of many books. It... More >>

International standard book number

International standard book number is a group of 10 numbers identifying a book and its publisher.... More >>

Knopf, Alfred A.

Knopf, knopf, Alfred A. (1892-1984), was a leading American book publisher. Knopf published the... More >>