half title

half title

n. The title of a book printed at the top of the first page of the text or on a full page preceding the main title page.

half′ ti`tle

n. the first printed page of certain books, appearing before the title page and containing only the title of the book.

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half title - a first page of some books displaying only the title of the bookbastard titlepage - one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains