Bibliography

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a.e.g.

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all edges gilt

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bkstrp

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backstrip (i.e., the spine of the book)

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bds

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boards*

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bl.

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blind (as in bl. st. = blind stamped*)

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c & p

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collated and perfect

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cf

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calf

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cont

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contemporary (as in “cont. bndg.”)

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cr

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crown (size of paper) (hence, for example, cr. 8vo =
crown octavo)

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disb

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disbound

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d.w.

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dust wrapper (same as “d.j.”)

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edl

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edition de luxe (see Deluxe edition)

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endp(s)

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endpaper(s) (see Endleaves)*

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endpg

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endpage (“endpaper” is better)

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e.f.

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extremely fine

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ex(c)

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excellent (condition) (“ex. cond.”)

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e.p.

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endpaper

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enl., enlg.

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enlarged

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f, F, fo, Fo

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folio

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f.

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fine

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extrms, extrems.

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extremities (the outer edges of a book,
especially the corners and edges of the binding; the
catalog this was in said “Sl. wear to extrems.”)

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fldg.

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folding (as in “fldg. map”)

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ffep.

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front free end paper

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ff.

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leaves (i.e., folios; see “ll.”); “and following” as in “pp.
55 ff.” (see Folio)

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fcp.

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foolscap (size of paper)*

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f&g’s

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folded and gathered sheets (with respect to un- bound books)

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fxng., fxd.

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foxing, foxed*

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fp, frontis

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frontispiece

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fos

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former owner’s signature

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Gt

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gilt top

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g.e.

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gilt edges*

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g., gd.

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good (condition)

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IMO

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International Money Order

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ht.

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height; half title

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hf.

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half (as in “hf-bnd” [half bound]; “hf t” [half title])

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Index

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Index Librorum Prohibitorum*

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impft

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imperfect

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imp.

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imperial (size of paper)

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ISTC

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Incunabula Short-Title Catalogue*

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ISSN

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International Standard Serial Number*

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inscrpt.

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inscription (someone’s handwritten note) (see Inscribed)*

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inscrb. (or some variation of this)

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inscribed (someone’s signature)*

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ll.

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leaves (as distinguished from pp. [pages]); also lines (as in poetry) (see Leaf)*

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lg., lge.

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large

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Lev

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levant morocco (leather used in binding)

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m.e.

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marbled edges

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m

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mint (condition)*

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lt.

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light (e.g., “lt. bkstrp. fading”)

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n.p.

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no publisher*

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N.p.

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no place (of publication)*

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n.f.

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near fine

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mod.

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moderately (somewhere between “sl.” and “v”)

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oct

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octavo*

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obl.

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oblong (usually denoting landscape format)

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o/w

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otherwise (as in “spine removed, joints split, o.w. fine+”)

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n.y.

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no year

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nr.

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near (as in nr.f. = near fine)

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or., Orig.

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original

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o.p.

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out of print*

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oct

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octavo

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pol.

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polished (as in “polished calf ”*)

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pl(s).

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plate(s)*

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pict.

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pictorial (as in “pict. cvr.”)

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p.c.

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price clipped (as in “p.c. d.j.”)

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p.p.

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privately printed*

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port.

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portrait (usually refers to portrait format, as op- posed to landscape format)*

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por

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price on request (said of an unpriced item in a dealer’s catalog)*

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prlms., prelims.

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preliminary leaves/pages*

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pres.

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presentation (as in “presentation copy”*)

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p.p.

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privately printed*

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ptg.

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printing*

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ptd.

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printed

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pt(s).

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part(s)*

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prof.

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profusely (as in “prof. ill.”)

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r.

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recto (e.g., “B3r”: the front of the third leaf in signa- ture B)*

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qtr.

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quarter (as in “qtr. bnd.”)*

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qto., Qo

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quarto

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r. fly

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rear flyleaf

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repr., rpt.

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reprint(ed)*

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r.e.

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red edges*

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s.a.

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sine anno (without a date)

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rubd.

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rubbed*

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rpts.

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reprints*

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roy.

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royal (size of paper)

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sgd. sigd.

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signed*

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sig.

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signature*

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s.n.

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sine nomine (without a name; archaic; better is “anony.”)

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sl.

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slight(ly) (as in “sl. fxd.”)

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s.l.

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sine loco (no place [of publication]; an archaic and unnecessary abbreviation; better is “N.p.”—no place)