becoming

the trail of a family becoming

舊書condition的描述

不知各位有否買舊書的習慣?尤其是網上購買,看不見實貨,只有一些有關書的condition的描述。對於甚麼是reminder mark、甚麼是foxing、shelf cocked、spine cocked,並這些conditions會怎樣影響書的價錢,我們都不很清楚。

碰巧看見這個圖文並茂的MyWingsBooks的網頁介紹,提供了那些針對舊書condition描述的解釋,很有用!

  1. BOOK CLUB EDITIONS, HOW TO IDENTIFY
  2. EDGE TREATMENTS
  3. EDGE TRIMS
  4. EDGE MARKS, MISCELLANEOUS
  5. EX-LIBRARY BINDINGS
  6. EX-LIBRARY MARKINGS
  7. FOXING AND TANNING
  8. JACKET CHIPS AND TEARS
  9. REMAINDER MARKS
  10. SPINE AND CORNER BUMPS
  11. SPINE AND HINGE PROBLEMS
  12. SUN FADING

And no,這不是我家書房。