Booksellers abbreviations
- Booksellers abbreviations
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
*BPT: Bumped
*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
*POI: Prior Owner Inscription
*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
ee also
*List of used book conditions
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