The publisher's binding (Verlagseinband), in which every copy of a print run is identical, has existed only since the 19th century.
Sources
- Eine kurze Geschichte … des Schutzumschlags (blog.dnb.de)
- https://spec.lib.miamioh.edu/home/judging-a-book-by-its-cover-the-art-of-the-publishers-binding/ (spec.lib.miamioh.edu)
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