[PROBLEMS] To provide a book that can be easily placed on a desk or the like to stand upright without complicating the structure. SOLUTION: A book 1 according to the present invention includes a back cover part 50, a front cover part 30, a back cover part 40, a text part 10 in which a plurality of sheets of paper are bound on the back side, and a first endpaper 60. and a second endpaper 70, the back cover portion 50 is provided with a horizontal first valley fold portion 100, and the front cover portion 30 is provided with the first valley fold portion 100 on the front cover portion 30 side. A straight second valley fold portion 110 is provided from the end portion 32 of the front cover portion 30 to the lower corner portion 33 of the front cover portion 30, and the back cover portion 40 has the first valley fold portion 100 on the back cover portion 40 side A linear third valley fold portion 120 is provided from the end portion 42 to the lower corner portion 43 of the back cover portion 40, and a notch portion 64 is provided below the throat 62 of the first end paper 60. A notch 74 is provided at the bottom of the throat 72 of the second end paper 70 . [Selection diagram] Fig. 1【課題】 構造を複雑化することなく、簡単に机等に載置して起立させることが可能な本を提供する。【解決手段】 本考案に係る本1は、背表紙部50と、表表紙部30と、裏表紙部40と、複数の紙が背側で綴じられた本文部10と、**見返し紙60と、第二見返し紙70とを有し、背表紙部50には、水平な**谷折り部100が設けられ、表表紙部30には、**谷折り部100の表表紙部30側の端部32から表表紙部30の下側角部33まで、直線状の第二谷折り部110が設けられ、裏表紙部40には、**谷折り部100の裏表紙部40側の端部42から裏表紙部40の下側角部43まで、直線状の第三谷折り部120が設けられ、**見返し紙60ののど62の下部には、切り込み部64が設けられ、第二見返し紙70ののど72の下部には、切り込み部74が設けられている。【選択図】 図1