A binding in which the cover, often rigid, is glued only to the back of the last leaf: the spine stays bare, its sewn sections on show, and the book opens flat.
Perfect binding, sewn binding and Swiss binding, in cross-section. Diagram: IN TEMPO, licence CC BY 4.0. Reuse this diagram
In practice
It suits books read open on a table: catalogues, art books, cookbooks. The bare spine carries no title, which matters on a bookshop shelf, and the sections must be sewn neatly because they show. Ask for a blank dummy: it is the best way to judge how the book opens and how the spine looks before committing.
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