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.

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

rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

bumping : 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 tear : A tear in which no material has been lost.

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

pb : paperback

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.

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.

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

soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.

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.

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.

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.

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.