Some of the most common abbreviations you will in the rare book industry, including book condition, book size and editions.
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NF
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Near Fine Condition
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VG
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Very Good Condition
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GC
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Good Condition
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FC
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Fair Condition
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PC
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Poor Condition
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F
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Fine Condition
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FR
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Fair Condition
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DJ
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Dust Jacket
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Ex-Lib
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Ex Library
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LB
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Loose Binding
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R
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Rubbed
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SC
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Scuffed
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FR
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Frayed
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HT
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Hit (Damaged, Warped etc)
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ST
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Stained
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4to, Qto.
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quarto size (9" x 12" or 22.9cm x 30.5cm)
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8vo, Oct.
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octavo size (6" x 9" or 15.2cm x 22.9cm)
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12mo
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duodecimo size (5" x 7 .5" or 12.7cm x 19.1cm)
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16mo
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sextodecimo (4.25" x 6.75" or 10.8cm x 17.2cm)
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24mo
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twentyfourmo (3.5" x 6" or 8.9cm x 15.2cm)
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32mo
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thirtytwomo (3.25" x 5" or 8.3cm x 12.7cm)
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64mo
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sixtyfourmo (2" x 3" or 5.1cm x 7.6cm)
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Atlas folio
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16" x 25" or 40.6cm x 63.5cm
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Elephant folio
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14" x 25" or 35.6cm x 63.5cm
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Folio (Fo., Fol.)
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12" x 15" or 30.5cm x 38.1cm
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1st. / First Ed.
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First Edition
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2nd Edition
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Second Edition
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3rd Edition .. etc
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Third Edition ..
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Reprint
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Reprint
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Rev. / Revised
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Revised Edition
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This cheat sheet was created by Wigan Lane Books.
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Thanks to Dave @ Added Bytes
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