4to

Quarto

8vo

Octavo

12mo

Duodecimo

16mo

Sextodecimo

ads, advts, adverts

Advertisements placed in the binding of the book.

aeg

All Edges Gilt

al

Autographed Letter

als

Autographed Letter, Signed

ams

Autographed Manuscript, Signed

-ana

A suffix denotating a collection of sayings, anecdotes, or other material regarding a person or subject. For example: Americana, Hemingwayana, etc.

ARC

Advanced Reading Copy

bc, bce

Book Club, Book Club Edition

bd

Bound

bdg

Binding

bds

Boards

bomc

Book of the Month Club. See Book Club

b/w

Black and white; usually describes illustrations, photographs, etc.

cl

Cloth

cwo

Check or cash (payment) with order.

dec, decor

Decorated. Often refers to binding, as in dec. cl.

dj

Dust Jacket

dw

Dust Wrapper

ed

Edited, Edition, Editor

ep

End Papers

ex

Example

F

Fine, as in Book Condition

F, FF, fol

Folio

ffep

The end paper that is not attached to the inside front cover. See End Papers.

G

Good, as in Book Condition

ge

Gilt Edges

gt

Gilt Edges

hvtb

Hors Texte, versos blank

I

Index

Ill, Ills, Illus

Illustrated

insc

Inscribed

l, ll

Leaf

lp

Large Paper Edition

Ltd

Limited Edition

ms, mss

Manuscript

nd

No Date

nf

Near Fine, As in Book Condition

No, Nos, #

Number

np

No Place

op, oop

Out-of-print

orig

Original, as in original binding.

pb, ppr

Paperback

pbo

Paperback Original

pc

Price Clipped

pl, pls

Plates

pos

Prior owner signature

Prefs

Preface

pub

Publisher, or published

rem

Remainder

rfep

The end paper that is not attached to the inside rear cover. See End Papers.

rm

Remainder Marks

ser

Series

teg

Top Edge Gilt or Gilt Edges

tls

Typed Letter Signed

tp

Title Page

tpi

Title Page Index

unpag

Unpaginated

vol

Volume

VG

Very Good, as in Book Condition

wr, wrs

Wrappers