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Also, '''Doublebacked''' or '''tête-bêche binding''': Said of paperbacks, magazines, or [[fanzines]], bound together heel-and-toe, sharing a common spine, so that each can be read from its cover inwards. | Also, '''Doublebacked''' or '''tête-bêche binding''': Said of paperbacks, magazines, or [[fanzines]], bound together heel-and-toe, sharing a common spine, so that each can be read from its cover inwards. | ||
| − | [[Stefnists]] generally call this ''[[Ace Double|Ace Double style]]'', from [[Ace Books]]' | + | [[Stefnists]] generally call this ''[[Ace Double|Ace Double style]]'', from [[Ace Books]]' use of this style for their paperbacks: "Ace Double Novels" (later "[[Ace Double]]"). [[Norman Spinrad]] suggested that Ace Books might someday republish and (as was the practice) retitle the ''Bible'', as ''Wargod of Israel'' and ''The Thing With Three Souls.'' |
Sometimes (incorrectly) called ''[[dos-à-dos]]''. | Sometimes (incorrectly) called ''[[dos-à-dos]]''. | ||
Revision as of 10:46, 16 July 2021
Also, Doublebacked or tête-bêche binding: Said of paperbacks, magazines, or fanzines, bound together heel-and-toe, sharing a common spine, so that each can be read from its cover inwards.
Stefnists generally call this Ace Double style, from Ace Books' use of this style for their paperbacks: "Ace Double Novels" (later "Ace Double"). Norman Spinrad suggested that Ace Books might someday republish and (as was the practice) retitle the Bible, as Wargod of Israel and The Thing With Three Souls.
Sometimes (incorrectly) called dos-à-dos.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| Of pbs or magazines, bound together heel-and-toe fashion so that each can be read from its cover inward. From Ace Books' use of this style for their pbs. |
| Fanspeak |
| This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |
