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wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.

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

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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.

jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book

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

8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.. Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.

inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.

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

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12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.

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

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wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.

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wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.

plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.

4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.

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

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

Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.

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

jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book

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

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

Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.

wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.

inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.

Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.

wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.

Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.

wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.

inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.

Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.

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

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

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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.

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

jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book

chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.

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

8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.. Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.

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

Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.

wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.

wrappers : Paperback or softbound. Also, wraps.

8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.. Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.

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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.

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

8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.. Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.

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12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.

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

title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.

plate : Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.

pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.

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

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jacket : Sometimes used as another term for 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.

chipping : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.

8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.. Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.

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.

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.

4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.

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

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wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.

reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.

8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.. Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.

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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.

reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.

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.

8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.. Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.

Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.

wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.

wrappers : Paperback or softbound. Also, wraps.

4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.

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.