| First Editions |
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a book's description contains the words:
1st Ed and none of: Reprint, Not 1st,
Not a 1st, or 1st Thus |
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a book's description contains the words:
First Ed and none of: Reprint, Not First,
or Not a First |
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| Dust Jacketed |
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a book's description contains the words: JACKET
and not the term NO DUST or NO JACKET or WITHOUT
DUST or WITHOUT JACKET |
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a book's description contains the words: DJ
and not the term NO DJ or W/O DJ or NDJ |
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a book's description contains the words: D/J
and not the term NO D/J or W/O D/J |
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a book's description contains the words: D-J
and not the term NO D-J or W/O D-J |
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a book's description contains the words: D.J.
and not the term NO D.J. or W/O D.J. |
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a book's description contains the words: D.W.
and not the term NO D.W. |
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a book's description contains the words: DW
and not the term NO DW |
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a book's description contains the words: D/W
and not the term NO D/W |
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a book's description contains the words: DUST WRAPPER
and not the term NO DUST WRAPPER |
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a book's description contains the words: DUSTWRAPPER
and not the term NO DUSTWRAPPER |
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a book's description contains the character: / and
the / is followed by the letters F, G, P,
V, NF or AN |
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| Hard Cover |
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| If the book description contains one of the
following terms: |
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HB |
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HC |
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HBK |
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HARDCOVER |
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HARD COVER |
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HARDBOUND |
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CLOTH |
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LEATHER |
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EMBOSSED |
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HINGE |
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HARDBACK |
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BOARDS |
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GILT |
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EX-LIB or EX LIB |
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BRODART |
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MYLAR |
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BUCKRAM |
| A final check is made on the year of publication.
If it is prior to 1940, then is it deemed a hardback. |
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| Soft Cover |
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| If the book description or publisher information
contains one of the following terms: |
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PAPERBACK |
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PAPER BACK |
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PAPERBOUND |
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PAPER BOUND |
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SOFTCOVER |
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SOFT COVER |
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PBK |
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PB |
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WRAPS |
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WRAPPERS |
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PROOF |
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| Signed |
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| If the book description or publisher
information contains one of the following terms: |
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SIGNED |
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INSCRIBED |
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INSCRIPTION |
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AUTOGRAPHED |
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PRESENTATION COPY |
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| Any of the following phrases INSCRIPTION
IN INK, NAME IN INK, NOT SIGNED, UNSIGNED,
DESIGNED, ASSIGNED, GIFT or OWNER
will not be considered signed copies. |
