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Glossary & Abbreviations

As New:Book and dust jacket as nice as if directly from the publisher, crisp and clean. Fine: No flaws unless minor ones noted, but not quite as crisp as "as new". Very good or VG: Book or jacket may have some small flaws which are noted. Good: Book or jacket have more problems as described, but text and interior are acceptable. We generally don't have any books in lesser condition, except perhaps a "fair" dust jacket that is described.
hb, hard cover A hardback book
pb, sc, soft cover A paperback of one sort or another.
dj Dust jacket: the paper cover around hardback books.
Wraps or wrappers. The covers bound onto a paperback book. However, some dealers list the dust jacket of a hardback book as a dust wrapper.
ffep, fep Front free endpaper, free endpaper: the first page when the book is opened. Also sometimes referred to as the flyleaf.
ARC: An advance reading copy, softcover, which is sent out by publishers for comments before the book is published. ______________________________

A Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions, Sixth revised edition, by Bill McBride. Click on picture to see clearly. The Sanders Price Guide to Autographs fifth edition. The Sanders Price Guide to Sports Autographs, third edition. Book Collector's Fact Book, by Margaret Haller. Definitions of terms and tips on collecting ABC for Book Collectors, by John Carter. Essential reference for book collectors on terminology and analysis of the technical terms used in the trade.