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Definition of Half title
1. Noun. A first page of some books displaying only the title of the book.
Definition of Half title
1. Noun. see half-title ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Half Title
Literary usage of Half title
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Jesuits, Reuben Gold Thwaites (1900)
"1 — Half-title, with "Cet ouvrage se trouve" on verso, 1 leaf; title, ... 11 —
Half-title, verso blank, 1 leaf; title, verso blank, 1 leaf i text, pp. ..."
2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1903)
"[523] [half title] Journal of the Votes | [April 13 to 16, 1737. ... [half title}
A Journal of the Votes and Proceed- | ings of the General Assembly of His ..."
3. American Book Prices Current by Katherine Kyes Leab, Daniel J Leab (1898)
"With the half-title. Small 41o, half bound. Chase and Dale sale, Libbie's, ...
(2332) $130.00 Previous records ; where known to have had the half-title, ..."
4. Early American Poetry: A Compilation of the Titles of Volumes of Verse and by Oscar Wegelin (1907)
"[verso of half title.] London: | Printed by Richard and Arthur Taylor, Shoe Lane.]
[Regular title. ..."
5. Catalog Rules: Author and Title Entries by James Christian Meinich Hanson, American Library Association, Library Association (1908)
"(Eclectic, 264-269) The words "Half-title," "On cover," etc. may be omitted on
written ... 8) not (Half-title: Complete works of William Wordsworth, v. ..."
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