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Half Binding |
The spine and corners of a book are covered in one material and the rest of the front and rear covers is covered in another material. |
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Hardcover |
Book whose case is made of stiff board. |
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Hinges |
Where the spine of the book meets the sides of a binding. |
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Inscribed |
When a book is signed by the author or someone associated with it, but there is more than just a signature written. |
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Issue |
A change that is made to a book after it has been published. |
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Limited Edition |
When a small number of copies of a book are published. |
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Loose |
When a book has been read too often or carelessly and the binding has become loose and sloppy. |
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Open Tear |
Tear that might have some material missing. |
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Out-Of-Print |
Books that are no longer available from the publisher there are no new copies being printed or available for sale. |
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Paperback |
Book that is bound with flexible paper covers. |
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Plate |
Special pages that contain illustrations or extra information. |
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Points |
Peculiarities found in a published book that determine the edition, issue, or state. |
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Provenance |
Evidence of the history of ownership of a book, the book may be important because of who owned it. |
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Quarter Binding |
When the spine of a book is bound in a different material than the boards. |
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Reading Copy |
A book that is complete in text and plates but is worn or soiled to the pint that it is only good for reading and it cannot be considered "collectible". |
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Reading Crease |
A crease in the spine of the book. |
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Rebacked |
When the original spine or backstrip has been removed and replaced. |
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Rebound |
When the entire binding has been replaced. |
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Recased |
When the book is taken apart and put together with original pages, cloth, and endpapers. Done to tighten sewing or clean pages. |
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Rubbed |
When color has been worn from sections of the binding or dust jacket. |
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Shaken |
Text block is loose in the binding, but not detached. |
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Signed |
Signed with a name only. |
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Slipcase |
Boxes built to house and protect books with the spine exposed. |
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Spine |
The backbone of a book where the title is displayed when it is standing upright on shelf. |
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Starting |
Hinges or joints that are beginning to hsow signs of becoming loose. |
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State |
Variations within an edition of a book that are made prior to publication. This term applies to printed pages and not variations in bindings. |
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Sticker Damage |
Damage caused by roughly removing a price sticker. |
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Sticker Ghost |
When a sticker has been left on a book for a long period of time and the glue has discolored the surface of the book. |
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Sunned |
Browning, yellowing, or fading of the paper, dustjacket, or binding of a book as a result of being left out in the sun. |
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Tape Residue |
The residue from cellophane tape that remains on the paper or cover of a book. It results in brown stains or bits of tape sticking to the paper. |
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Tender |
Loosening of the book binding. |
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Text Block |
The pages that contain the bound content of the book, this does not include endpapers. |
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Tooling |
Decoration of leather bindings. |
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Trade Edition |
Edition that is sold through bookstores, rather than those meant for private or specialized distribution. |
