Book is also used to refer to a record of bets made, this is first seen in 1812. Although ‘bookmaker’ is seen as early as 1862.
Book of life dates from the middle of the 14th century.
Nobody had the book thrown at them (in a legal sense) before 1932.
Nobody did anything ‘by the book’ until the 1590s.
Book-burning used to be a fairly common phrase, this from a time when it would have limited access to what some might consider inappropriate material, and first seen in 1850.
Domesday Book, a record dated 1086, but the first time anyone used the phrase was in 1178.
The red book, a list of peerages, is seen in 1788; but the more famous Little Red Book (Chairman Mao) comes from 1967.
The term schoolbook first appears in 1709.
Copybooks made their debut in the 1580s.
Fieldbooks, used by naturalists, is seen from 1848.
Bookplates have been written about since 1791.
Nobody used a cheque book until 1872.
Scrap books have been known since 1821.
Matchbook, which contains matches, is seen from 1913.
We have seen songbooks since the late 15th century.
Storybooks have been seen since 1711, these always then referring to books for children.
Bookends have been utilized for many years, and certainly predate the first written mention in 1907.
Textbooks have existed since 1779.
Bookkeepers have been known since the 1550s.
