BOOK ABBBREVIATIONS

BOOK SIZES

Folio 30.5cm – 38cm Tall 12” – 15” Tall

4to 24.5cm – 30.5cm Tall 9 ¾ “ – 12” Tall

8vo 20cm – 24.5cm Tall 7 ¾ “ – 9 ¾ “ Tall

12mo 17cm – 20cm Tall 6 ¾ “ – 7 ¾ “ Tall

16mo 14.5cm – 17cm Tall 5 ¾ “ – 6 ¾ “ Tall

24mo 12.5cm – 14.5cm Tall 5” – 5 ¾ “ Tall

32mo 10cm – 12.5cm Tall 4” – 5” Tall

48mo 7.5cm – 10cm Tall 3” – 4” Tall

64mo up to 7.5cm Tall up to 3” Tall (miniature book)

CONDITION OF BOOKS

F. Fine – as new

Vg. Very Good – shows very little signs of use

G. Good – Shows marks including foxing or browning or some signs of use

P. Poor – Defects to binding or pages.

 

ABBREVIATIONS

A.e.g. All edges gilt.

Bds. Boards.

ca. Circa (about, approximately).

Cl. Cloth.

Dec. Decorated.

D-j., d-w. Dust-jacket, dust-wrapper

Ed. Edition, editor, edited.

Endp., e.p. Endpaper(s).

Eng., engr. Engraved, engraving(s).

Ex-lib. Ex-library.

Facs. Facsimile.

Fp., frontis. Frontispiece.

G., gt. Gilt

Hf. Half (e.g. hf. cf. half calf ).

Hf. bd. Half bound.

Ill., ills. Illustrated, illustrations.

Inscr. Inscribed, inscription.

Introd. Introduction.

Mco., mor. Morocco.

N.d. No date.

N.f. Near fine.

N.p. No place, publisher, printer

P., pp. Page(s).

Pict. Pictorial.

Pl(s). Plate(s).

Prelims. Preliminary leaves.

Pres. Presentation.

Pseud. Pseudonym(ous).

Pt. Part.

Sgd. Signed.

Sig. Signature

Sm. Small

Sq. Square (in shape).

Unb.,unbd. Unbound.

v.d., v.y. Various dates, years,

v.g. Very good

Vol(s). Volume(s).

W.a.f. With all faults