Glossary of Terms Used
4to |
quarto - usually 14" |
c. |
circa (about, approximately) |
c.i.i. |
complete in itself |
e.p. |
end paper |
ffep |
front free |
e.p. fine |
virtually new, crisp |
good |
no technical blemishes, cosmetics noted |
HGAH |
Harvard Guide Amer. Hist. |
laid down |
glued to a page |
laid in |
laid loose into item |
not net |
not on 13 million vol. Internet List |
NUC/OCLC |
shows participating libraries with copies |
reading copy |
substituted until something better |
removed |
a pamphlet, bd. with others, now freed |
SMR |
sheet music, removed |
t.e.g. |
top edge gilt |
t.p. |
title page |
v.g. |
expected aging, still very, very acceptable |