零れい本ほん

noun

fragmentary remains of a large set of writings; odd volume; a few pages

Used for incomplete sets of books or manuscripts, such as a single volume from a multi-volume work or scattered pages. Often contrasted with 端本 (はほん), which refers to an incomplete set missing some volumes.

See also: 端本

• この図と書しょ館かんには、古ふるい仏ぶっ典てんの零れい本ほんがいくつか保ほ存ぞんされている。

  This library preserves several fragmentary volumes of old Buddhist scriptures.

• 全ぜん集しゅうのうち、零れい本ほんだけが残のこっている。

  Only odd volumes of the complete works remain.