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Theendpapers orend-papers of abook (also known as theendsheets) are thepages that consist of a double-size sheet folded, with one half pasted against an inside cover (the pastedown), and the other serving as the first free page (the freeendpaper or flyleaf).[1] Thus, the front endpapers precede thetitle page and the text, whereas the back endpapers follow the text.[2] Booksellers sometimes refer to the front endpaper as FEP.
Before mass printing in the 20th century, it was common for the endpapers of books to havepaper marbling. Sometimes the endpapers are used formaps or other relevant information. They are the traditional place to putbookplates, or an owner's inscription.
There are many styles of endsheets or endpapers that are specifically designed for use with different bindings. For example, endsheets reinforced with cloth are used insewn bindings.[3] The cloth holds the stitches and prevents the paper from perforating and tearing.
Other styles are designed for use withperfect binders.[4] Combined and Universal Endsheets are loaded into the cover feeder of an automatic perfect binder and attached – instead of the soft cover – automatically, producing a book block reinforced from head to tail. The Folded Tabbed End sheet is collated with the text pages, milled and bound along with the book block.
There are also many styles of endpapers that are engineered to meet textbook standards andlibrary binding standards, as well as endsheets for conservation and book repair.
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