Tom Swift and his Giant Robot

Glossary

jacket

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

tight

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

text block

Most simply the inside pages of a book.  More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book.&...[more]

fine

A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the crispne...[more]