Definition of "slipcase" [slipcase]

• A protective box with one open end or more, used for storing a book. (noun)

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• "Lords of the Razor, the book itself is a thing of beauty, from the corrupt Tim Truman cover, to the red demonskin slipcase that houses it."
• "These books, limited to only 100 signed numbered sets, in slipcase, usually retail for $375, but we’re selling them for $200, a full $175 off the published price."
• "Despite its great design and die-cut claw marks, the slipcase is one of the flimsiest I’ve ever seen."