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  shelf-back /ʃˈɛlf bˈak/
  Buchrücken , Rücken  [print]
        "shelf-backs"  - Buchrücken, Rücken
     Synonyms: book spine, spine of a book, spine, back of a book, back, backbone
  
   see: book spines, spines, backs, backbones, cracked spine, tight back, flat back, square back, hollow back, loose back, open back, false back, spring back, hand-bound book with French joints