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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

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DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.

Closed tears : Tears in which no material has been lost.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

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DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.

sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

pb : paperback

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.

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spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.

heel : The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.

gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.

frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.

Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

As New : "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.

sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.

soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

remainder mark : Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on the edges of the text block in the form of a marker stripe or a stamp of some sort.

Remainder marks considerably lower the overall collectibility of a title, although, in some cases, they are acceptable to a collector.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

pb : paperback

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DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.

price clipped : The portion of the dust jacket flap where the publisher prints the suggested price has been cut away. Usually this is a clean 1-2" diagonal cut made with scissors.

soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.

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dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.