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This is a list of abbreviations commonly used by Booksellers .

  • ABAA: Antiquarian Booksellers' Association Of America

  • AEG: All Edges Gilt

  • ALS: Autographed Letter Signed

  • ARC: Advance Readers Copy

  • BCE: Book Club Edition

  • BDS: Boards

  • BOMC: Book-of-the-Month Club

  • C.: Small c. before date, meaning circa; around/about (referring to date)

  • CR or CPR or ©: Copyright

  • CWO: Check or cash with order

  • DEC: Decorated

  • DJ: Dust jacket

  • DS: Document signed

  • DW: Dustwrapper (same as dust jacket, or book jacket)

  • ED: Edition or Editor

  • EP: Endpaper

  • EX LIB: Ex-Library copy

  • EX LIBRIS: From the library of, referring to previous owner--often found on Bookplates

  • F: Fine

  • FFEP: Front free endpaper

  • FL: Flyleaf

  • FRONTIS: Frontispiece

  • G: Good

  • HC: Hardcover

  • IL or ILLUS: Illustrated

  • IOBA: Independent Online Booksellers Association

  • LITHO: Lithograph

  • LTD ED: Limited Edition

  • ND or n-d: No Date

  • NP or n-pl: No Place

  • OP or OOP: Out-of-Print

  • PP: Pages; p (and then the number) for page; /pp for pages - to

  • PPB or PB: Paperback

  • PPD: Postpaid

  • PR: Printing

  • PSEUD: Pseudonym

  • PUB: Published/publisher

  • RFEP: Rear free endpaper

  • RET: Returnable

  • SLC or SC: Slipcase

  • SGD: Signed

  • SP: Spelling

  • TEG: Top Edge Gilt

  • TLS: Typed letter signed

  • TP: Title Page

  • V. or VOL or VOLS: Volume/Volumes

  • VG: Very Good

  • WAF: With All Faults

  • W/O: Without



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