pamphlet

An unbound printed work, usually with a paper cover.

A short essay or treatise, usually on a current topic, published without a binding.

To write a pamphlet or pamphlets.

A manuscript consisting of one sheet or of a few sheets of paper or parchment stitched (or otherwise fastened) together.

A printed work consisting of a few sheets of paper stitched together, but not bound; now, in a restricted technical sense, eight or more pages of printed matter (not exceeding five sheets) stitched or sewed, with or without a thin paper wrapper or cover.

In the sixteenth century, in England, a fascicle comprising a few printed sheets stitched together, containing news-ballads and short poems on popular subjects: also known as a news-book, which developed later into the newspaper.

A short treatise or essay, generally controversial, especially one on some subject of temporary interest which excites public attention at the time of its appearance; a writing intended to publish one’s views on a particular question, or to attack the views of another.

To write a pamphlet or pamphlets.

A writing; a book.

A small book consisting of a few sheets of printed paper, stitched together, often with a paper cover, but not bound; a short essay or written discussion, usually on a subject of current interest.