12mo
Book Sizes
Common Abbreviations
DuoDecimo (12mo)
1400's
Block Books
16mo
Book Sizes
Common Abbreviations
Sextodecimo (16mo)
1930's
Paperback
1970s
Paperback Grading
1980s
Paperback Grading
24mo
Book Sizes
32mo
Book Sizes
48mo
Book Sizes
4to
Book Sizes
Common Abbreviations
Quarto (4to)
64mo
Book Sizes
8vo
Book Sizes
Common Abbreviations
Octavo (8vo)
Ace
Dos-a-dos
Acknowledgments
Front Matter
Advanced
Advanced Reading Copy
Proofs
Advanced Reading Copy
Advanced Reading Copy
Common Abbreviations
Advts
Common Abbreviations
Aeg
Common Abbreviations
Gilt Edges
All Edges Gilt
All Edges Gilt
Common Abbreviations
Als
Common Abbreviations
American
Book Club Edition
Americana
Common Abbreviations
And/or
Advanced Reading Copy
Editor
Limited Edition
Title Page
Antiquarian Books
Antiquarian Books
Apocryphal
Apocryphal
Appendix
Appendix
ARC
Common Abbreviations
As New
Book Condition
Association Copy
Association Copy
Atlas Folio
Book Sizes
Autographed Letter
Autographed Letter
Autographed Letter, Signed
Common Abbreviations
Tipped-in
Autographed Manuscript
Autographed Manuscript, Signed
Common Abbreviations
B/w
Common Abbreviations
Backstrip
Backstrip
Headband
Spine
Bastard Title
Bastard Title
Front Matter
Bc
Common Abbreviations
Bce
Common Abbreviations
Bd
Common Abbreviations
Bdg
Common Abbreviations
Bds
Common Abbreviations
Biblio
Biblio
Biblioclast
Biblioclast
Bibliognost
Bibliognost
Biblioklept
Biblioklept
Bibliomaniac
Bibliomaniac
Bibliophile
Bibliomaniac
Bibliophile
Bibliophobia
Bibliophobia
Bibliopole
Bibliopole
Binding
Binding Copy
Binding: Copy
Binding Copy
Blind Stamping
Blind Stamping
Block Books
Block Books
Blurb
Blurb
Boards
Blind Stamping
Boards
Book Club Edition
Bowed
Common Abbreviations
Covers bound-in
Full Binding
Half Cloth
Paper Boards
Bomc
Common Abbreviations
Book binding
Buckram
Comb Binding
Perfect binding
Book Block
Book Block
End Papers
Book Club
Book Club Edition
Book Club Edition
Book Club Edition
Common Abbreviations
Book Clubs
Blind Stamping
Book Club Edition
Common Abbreviations
Book Condition
Book Condition
Common Abbreviations
Book Label
Book Label
Book Sizes
Book Sizes
Bookdealers
Bibliomaniac
Bookplate
Association Copy
Book Label
Bookplate
Ex-Libris
Owner's Bookplate
Bound
Advanced Reading Copy
Book Block
Bound
Cancel
Common Abbreviations
Covers bound-in
Disbound
Dos-a-dos
Extra Illustrated
Fore Edge
Galleys
Half Binding
Half Cloth
Half Leather
Integral
Jacket
Proofs
Recto
Reverse
Yapped
Bowed
Bowed
Breaker
Breaker
British Book Clubs
Book Club Edition
Broadside
Broadside
Ephemera
Buckram
Buckram
Cloth
Cancel
Cancel
Case-Bound
Case-Bound
Chapbook
Chapbook
Characteristics
Points
Characteristics: Distinguishing
Points
Chipped
Chipped
Cl
Common Abbreviations
Cloth
Buckram
Cloth
Common Abbreviations
Covers bound-in
Half Cloth
Half Leather
Headband
Slipcase
Cocked
Cocked
Codex
Codex
Collation
Collation
Colophon
Colophon
Colour
Darkening
Fading
Coloured
All Edges Gilt
Blind Stamping
Highlighting
Illumination
Comb Binding
Comb Binding
Common Abbreviations
Common Abbreviations
Conjugate Leaf
Conjugate Leaf
Contemporary
Contemporary
Copy
Advanced Reading Copy
As Usual
Binding Copy
Blurb
Book Club Edition
Book Condition
Dedication Copy
Edition
Example
Extra Illustrated
Impression
Issue
Limited Edition
Made-up Copy
Mint Copy
Out-of-Series
Paperback Grading
Points
Presentation Copy
Reading Copy
Wrap-around Band
Copy: Binding
Binding Copy
Corners
Blind Stamping
Book Club Edition
Corners
Dog-Eared
Half Binding
Half Leather
Price Clipped
Cover represents
Dos-a-dos
Cover represents: cover
Dos-a-dos
Covers
Advanced Reading Copy
Backstrip
Binding
Blurb
Bound
Bowed
Breaker
Cloth
Cocked
Common Abbreviations
Corners
Covers
Covers bound-in
Dampstained
Darkening
Decorative Stamped Binding
Dents
Dos-a-dos
Edgeworn
End Papers
Fading
First and Second Printing before Publication
Full Binding
Half Binding
Head
Jacket
Joint
Paper Boards
Paperback
Paperback Grading
Paste-Down
Perfect binding
Pictorial
Printed Cover
Quarter Binding
Raised Band
Re-cased
Rejointed
Shelf Wear
Slipcase
Spine
Tail
Title Page
Top Edge Gilt
Vellum
Waterstain
Wrappers
Yapped
Covers bound-in
Covers bound-in
Covers fades
Fading
Cut
Cut
Cwo
Common Abbreviations
Dampstained
Dampstained
Date
Common Abbreviations
Contemporary
First and Second Printing before Publication
No Date
Prospectus
Publication Date
Tirage
Title Page
Dec
Common Abbreviations
Deckle Edges
Deckle Edges
Decorative Stamped Binding
Decorative Stamped Binding
Dedication Copy
Dedication Copy
Definitive Edition
Definitive Edition
Denotating
Common Abbreviations
Dents
Dents
Device
Device
Disbound
Disbound
Distinguishing
Points
Distinguishing: characteristics
Points
Dj
Common Abbreviations
Jacket
Dog-Eared
Dog-Eared
Dos-a-dos
Dos-a-dos
Double Elephant Folio
Book Sizes
Dummy
Dummy
DuoDecimo
DuoDecimo (12mo)
Dust Jacket
Book Condition
Chipped
Common Abbreviations
Dust Jacket
Price Clipped
Self-Wraps
Shelf Wear
Dust Wrapper
Common Abbreviations
Printed Cover
Wrap-around Band
Dustjacket
Book Condition
Dustwrapper
Blurb
Book Club Edition
Dustwrapper
Glassine
Dustwrapper: flap
Book Club Edition
Dustwrappers
Book Club Edition
Dw
Common Abbreviations
Jacket
Ed
Common Abbreviations
Edges
Edges
Edgeworn
Edgeworn
Edited
Edited
Edited, Edition
Common Abbreviations
Edition
Edition
Editor
Common Abbreviations
Editor
Title Page
Eighth Thousand
Thousands
Elephant Folio
Book Sizes
Elephant Folio
End Papers
Common Abbreviations
End Papers
Ep
Common Abbreviations
Ephemera
Ephemera
Ephemeron
Ephemera
Errata
Errata
Ex-Library
Ex-Library
Ex-Libris
Ex-Libris
Example
Example
Extra Illustrated
Extra Illustrated
F
Book Condition
Common Abbreviations
FF
Common Abbreviations
Ffep
Common Abbreviations
Fine
Book Condition
Common Abbreviations
Fine/Good
Book Condition
First
First and Second Printing before Publication
First Edition
First Edition
First Separate Edition
First Separate Edition
First Thus
First Thus
First Trade Edition
First Trade Edition
Flap
Book Club Edition
Self-Wraps
Flap: dustwrapper
Book Club Edition
Fly title
Fly title
Flyleaf
Flyleaf
FN
Book Condition
Fol
Common Abbreviations
Folio
Folio
Fore-Edge
Fore-Edge painting
Fore Edge
Fore Edge
Foxed
Foxed, Foxing
Free Endpaper
Free Endpaper
French
Hors Texte, versos blank
Front Matter
Front Matter
Frontis
Frontis, Frontispiece
Frontispiece
Frontis, Frontispiece
Full Binding
Full Binding
G
Book Condition
Common Abbreviations
Galleys
Galleys
Gauffered
Gauffered
Ge
Common Abbreviations
Gilt Edges
Gilt Edges
Common Abbreviations
Gilt Edges
Glassine
Glassine
Greek
Biblio
Ephemera
Gt
Common Abbreviations
Gilt Edges
Gutter
Gutter
Half-title
Bastard Title
Book Condition
Front Matter
Half Title
Title Page
Half Binding
Half Binding
Half Cloth
Half Cloth
Half Leather
Half Leather
Head
Head
Headband
Headband
Headpiece
Headpiece
Hinge
Hinge
Holograph
Holograph
Hors Texte
Common Abbreviations
Hors Texte, versos blank
Hvtb
Common Abbreviations
Hypermodern
Hypermodern
Ill, Ills
Common Abbreviations
Illum
Illum
Illumination
Illumination
Illus
Common Abbreviations
Illustrated
Extra Illustrated
Illustrated
Illustration
Illustration
Impression
Impression
Imprint
Imprint
Incunabula
Incunabula
Index
Index
India Paper
India Paper
Insc
Common Abbreviations
Inscribed
Inscribed
Integral
Integral
Interleaved
Interleaved
Issued
As Issued
Book Condition
Collation
Covers bound-in
Dos-a-dos
Index
Issue
Mint Copy
Monograph
Number
Pamphlet
Pirated Edition
Series
Trimmed
Jacket
Jacket
Japan Vellum
Japan Vellum
Joint
Joint
Juveniles
Juveniles
Juvenilia
Juvenilia
L
Common Abbreviations
Laid In
Laid In
Laid Paper
Laid Paper
Large Paper Edition
Common Abbreviations
Large Print
Large Print
Latin
Ex-Libris
Leaf
Leaf
Ledgit
Ledgit
Library Binding
Library Binding
Limited Edition
Common Abbreviations
First Trade Edition
Limited Edition
Tirage
Limp
Limp
Lines
Laid Paper
Lines: papermaking
Laid Paper
Ll
Common Abbreviations
Loose
Loose
Lp
Common Abbreviations
Ltd
Common Abbreviations
Made-up Copy
Made-up Copy
Marbled
Marbled
Marginalia
Marginalia
Mass-Market Paperback
Mass-Market Paperback
Mint Copy
Mint Copy
Misbound
Misbound
Modern Firsts
Modern Firsts
Modern Library
Limp
Modern Library: titles
Limp
Monograph
Monograph
Month Club
Book Club Edition
Common Abbreviations
Morocco
Morocco
Nd
Common Abbreviations
Near Fine
Common Abbreviations
Neighbour
Cocked
Neighbours
Shelf Wear
New
Book Condition
Covers bound-in
First Thus
Loose
Tight
New binding
Covers bound-in
Nf
Common Abbreviations
Nos
Common Abbreviations
Now interchangeable
Device
Np
Common Abbreviations
Number
Number
Obverse
Obverse
Octavo
Octavo (8vo)
Offprint
Offprint
Offset
Offset
Oop
Common Abbreviations
Orig
Common Abbreviations
Out-of-Print
Out-of-Print
Out-of-Series
Out-of-Series
Owner's Bookplate
Owner's Bookplate
Page
Page
Pamphlet
Pamphlet
Paper Boards
Paper Boards
Paperback
Paperback
Paperback Grading
Paperback Grading
Paperback Original
Common Abbreviations
Papermaking
Laid Paper
Papermaking: lines
Laid Paper
Paperwraps
Advanced Reading Copy
Covers bound-in
Pamphlet
Paperback
Proofs
Parts
Parts
Paste-Down
Paste-Down
Pb
Common Abbreviations
Pbo
Common Abbreviations
Pc
Common Abbreviations
Perfect
Perfect binding
Pictorial
Pictorial
Pirated Edition
Pirated Edition
Pl
Common Abbreviations
Place
Common Abbreviations
Dog-Eared
Dust Jacket
Imprint
Jacket
No Place
Perfect binding
Publication Date
Shelf Wear
Title Page
Plates
Plates
Pls
Common Abbreviations
Points
Points
Pos
Common Abbreviations
Ppr
Common Abbreviations
Preface
Preface
Prefs
Common Abbreviations
Presentation Copy
Presentation Copy
Price Clipped
Common Abbreviations
Price Clipped
Printed Cover
Printed Cover
Private Press
Private Press
Privately Printed
Privately Printed
Proofs
Proofs
Prospectus
Prospectus
Provenance
Provenance
Publication Date
Publication Date
Quarter Binding
Quarter Binding
Quarter Leather
Quarter Leather
Quarto
Quarto (4to)
Raised Band
Raised Band
Rare
Rare
Re-backed
Re-backed
Re-cased
Re-cased
Reading Copy
Advanced Reading Copy
Book Condition
Common Abbreviations
Proofs
Reading Copy
Recto
Recto
Rejointed
Rejointed
Rem
Common Abbreviations
Remainder
Remainder
Remainder Marks
Common Abbreviations
Remainder Marks
Reverse
Reverse
Rfep
Common Abbreviations
Rm
Common Abbreviations
Second Printing before Publication
First and Second Printing before Publication
Self-Wraps
Self-Wraps
Ser
Common Abbreviations
Series
Series
Sextodecimo
Common Abbreviations
Sextodecimo (16mo)
Shaken
Shaken
Sheet
Sheet
Shelf Wear
Shelf Wear
Signature
Signature
Signed
Autographed Letter, Signed
Autographed Manuscript, Signed
Book Condition
Bookplate
Common Abbreviations
Inscribed
Limited Edition
Signed
Trade Edition
Typed Letter Signed
Slipcase
Slipcase
Softcover book
Trade Paperback
Spine
Spine
State
Issue
State
Stub
Stub
Sunned
Sunned
Tail
Tail
Tailpiece
Tailpiece
Teg
Common Abbreviations
Gilt Edges
Top Edge Gilt
Term implying
Antiquarian Books
Term indicating
As Issued
Half Leather
Holograph
Term refers
Disbound
Privately Printed
Term refers: book
Disbound
Privately Printed
Terms
Antiquarian Books
As Issued
As Usual
Book Condition
Deckle Edges
Disbound
Dust Jacket
Errata
Ex-Library
Half Leather
Holograph
Hors Texte, versos blank
Impression
Imprint
Privately Printed
Trade Edition
The Literary Guild
Book Club Edition
These copies
Book Club Edition
Thousands
Thousands
Three-decker
Three-decker
Tight
Tight
Tipped-in
Tipped-in
Tirage
Tirage
Tissue
Tissue
Title Page
Common Abbreviations
Dummy
Front Matter
Frontis, Frontispiece
Half Title
Thousands
Title Page
Title Page Index
Title Page Index
Common Abbreviations
Title Page Index
Title page stating
Thousands
Titles
Limp
Titles: Modern Library
Limp
Tls
Common Abbreviations
Top Edge Gilt
Common Abbreviations
Gilt Edges
Top Edge Gilt
Tp
Common Abbreviations
Tpi
Common Abbreviations
Trade Edition
Trade Edition
Trade Paperback
Trade Paperback
Trimmed
Trimmed
Typed Letter Signed
Common Abbreviations
Typed Letter Signed
Uncorrected Proof
Advanced Reading Copy
Uncut
Uncut
Unopened
Unopened
Unpag
Common Abbreviations
Unpaginated
Common Abbreviations
Unpaginated
Unprinted cover
Jacket
Unsevered
Conjugate Leaf
Unsophisticated
Unsophisticated
Usual
As Usual
Variant
Variant
Vellum
Vellum
Verso
Verso
Versos blank
Hors Texte, versos blank
Very Good
Book Condition
Common Abbreviations
VG
Book Condition
Common Abbreviations
VG/VG
Book Condition
Victorian
Three-decker
Vol
Common Abbreviations
Water-activated
Bookplate
Waterstain
Waterstain
Wormholes
Worming, Wormholes
Wr
Common Abbreviations
Wrap-around Band
Wrap-around Band
Wrappers
Wrappers
Wrs
Common Abbreviations
Yapped
Yapped
