| __/__ | Denotes book/dustjacket condition (see Condition Definitions)
| Dustjacket
| Separate paper covering for the book (i.e., dj or dustwrapper)
| Slipcase
| Separate container for the book; may be open ended, or folded with a cover (clamshell), and made from any material
| Signed
| Author's signature
| Inscribed
| Author's inscription-- may or may not be to a specific person
| Presentation Copy
| Presented by the author to a specific person--usually copies reserved by the publisher for the author to distribute
| Association Copy
| Inscribed by the author either to someone famous or to someone important in the author's life
| LIM.ED. | (LE,LimEd) A limited edition, sometimes the true 1st edition, usually bound differently than the trade 1st edition, and many times signed & #'d
| Ex Lib
| An ex-library copy, usually with library markings
| POI
| Previous owner's inscription
| POS
| Previous owner's signature
| PON
| Previous owner's name
| Spine Slant
| Spine is not perfectly vertical-- may be mild to severe
| Sunning
| Fading, usually from exposure to sunlight
| Closed Tear
| No material missing
| Open Tear
| Material missing
| Chip
| Not torn, but with material chipped away and missing
| PC
| Dustjacket is price clipped
| Foxing
| Brown spots on binding or text pages, caused by chemicals/method
used in making the paper, normally from a reaction with humidity
| Shaken
| Spine/text block connection loose (various degrees--mild to severe
| Tender
| Some looseness or other problem with spine/text block connection
| TEG
| Top page edges gilt
| AEG
| All page edges gilt
| FFEP
| Front free end page (blank page before half-title page)
| RFEP
| Rear free end page (blank page after text)
| Ex Libris
| "Belonging to the library of" a previous owner (usually bookplate
or a stamp)
| N.D.
| Not dated (referring to copyright date)
| 1st Thus
| 1st edition (after the original printing) with substantial changes
| 1st Edition
| 1st edition & 1st printing
| Printings
| 1st printing off the press-- when type-set, was clearer & more easily read, and thus preferred; now synonymous with 1st edition
| 1st Before Publication
| When the planned original printing has sold out before the book is
published and the publisher prints more copies at that time
| Point
| An error or change which identifies a 1st printing, corrected or
changed in later printings
| Issue
| Substantially the same as "point"
| BC/BOMC
| Book Club or Book Of The Month Club edition
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