Titles starting with M from Books Around the Clock

pub : Common abbreviation for 'published'

unopened : A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional method for printing and binding books in which a large sheet of paper was printed with several pages, folded, and bound into the book. . Sometimes inappropriately called uncut

boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound 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.

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

endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.

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

Mass market paperback : Also known as the pocket paperback. A small format paperback usually measuring about 4" by 6".

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

book club edition : A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the overall quality of the book's materials is lower than the same book as printed by a traditional publishing house.

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)