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A pictorial glossary of common flaws for rare and antique books

A few of the more common terms used within the grand topic of book collecting. This will hopefully assist in the descriptions used by anyone wanting to sell a book or for those wishing to buy a book.

Bumped
Spine Lean
Chipped
Foxing
Price clipped
Stained
Creased
Flat signed
Book plate
Dedication
Ex-Libris
Sunning
Uncut pagination
Warping
Broken spine