The World

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Describing books

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A Guide to Book Conditions
As New: The book is in the same condition as when it was published, yet may still be some
years old.
Fine: May have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages.
Very Good: Small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper.
Good: Used worn book that has all pages or leaves present.
Fair: Worn book that has complete text pages Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be
worn.
Poor: Sufficiently worn. May be soiled, scuffed, stained or spotted and may have loose
joints, hinges, pages, etc.
Edgeworn: Wear along the edges of hardback book covers.
Ex-library: The book was once owned by, and circulated in, a public library. May have
library stickers, stamps, or markings. Any former library book must be marked ex-library.
Working copy: Even more damaged than a reading copy, the working copy will have multiple
defects and may even need repair.
Worming, Wormholes: Small holes resulting from bookworms (the larvae of various beetles).

scuffed потертый
jacket обложка
stained в пятнах
wear (износ), worn (изношенный)
spotted покрытый пятнами
tears потертости
hinges отгибка края корешка
binding переплет
блока
soiled запачканный
circulate находится в
обращении
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Where to find?
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What to read?
D AND WHAT TO READ?
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