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Fair

is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....[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....[more]

half title

The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...[more]

edges

The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...[more]