1. Parts of a Book
By: Sharnna Archat-Edmondson

2. Main Parts of a Book There are three main parts of a book. They are:
The outside and preliminary
The body or text
The subsidiary

3. The Outside
The dust jacket -contains information which may not be given elsewhere. It has a front and back flap and also a blurb.
Binding -material which holds the book
together.
3. Covers - front, back and spine.

4. The Preliminary Section
1. End papers- designed to hold the book firmly in the binding.
2. Half title page -brief title on a full page preceding the title page.
3. Frontispiece -illustration facing the title page.

5. The Preliminary Section (Cont’d)
4. Title page -usually the first page in a book which has the title of the book, author name(s), publisher, place of publication, editor and illustrator.
5. Verso of the title page - copyright date
6. Dedication page - statement by the author usually acknowledging or expressing affection for another person.

6. The Preliminary Section (Cont’d)
8. Acknowledgement - a thank note recognizing an individual or a group of individuals who have contributed to the success of the work.
9. Preface-usually follows the title page. It is a note to all persons and publishers who made the work a success. It states the author’s reason for writing the book and the persons for whom the book is intended. It must be distinguished from the introduction.
10. List of illustrations - gives the pages on which to locate pictures, diagrams or tables.

7. The Preliminary Section (Cont’d)
11. Introduction-deals with the subject of the book, sometimes it is the first chapter of the book.
12. Foreword-introduction written about a book by someone other than the author.
13. Table of contents - lists the number of chapters, pages and the title of each chapter.

8. The Body or Text
This is the main portion of the book. All the information from the chapters are obtained in this section.

9. The Subsidiary
Appendix -gives additional information that is not included in the text.
2. Bibliography -this is a list of additional sources which were used to obtain information for writing the book.

10. The Subsidiary
3. Glossary -list of terms and their meaning which may be unfamiliar. 4. Index-this is arranged alphabetically and lists subtopics and their page numbers within the text. 5. Notes- blank sheets provided for notes.

11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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