表おもて見み返かえし

noun

inside front cover; front endpaper

Refers specifically to the inside surface of the front cover of a book, often where the endpaper is pasted down. Used in bookbinding and bibliographic contexts.

See also: 見返し (みかえし)

• 古こ書しょでは、表おもて見み返かえしに蔵ぞう書しょ票ひょうが貼はってあることが多おおい。

  In old books, a bookplate is often affixed to the inside front cover.

• この本ほんの表おもて見み返かえしには、著ちょ者しゃのサインがある。

  There is the author's signature on the inside front cover of this book.