Photographing Buildings Inside and Out

Glossary

jacket

Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps aro...[more]

reading copy

Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a ...[more]

tight

Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use....[more]

First Edition

In collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in cases ...[more]

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. A...[more]

shelfwear

Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge....[more]