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Study the photo of the book to get an idea of it’s condition

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Quote the Book Title, Number and our Stock Number #

The description should be self explainatory.

If a piece of information is not mentioned then it is not shown in the book

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Our books are described according to a general recognized method used by most sellers of used books, along with extra information we include to assist you with your decision.

For condition we adhere to the scale of rating recognized by most sellers of used books. As a general rule, we always try to be conservative, rather than optimistic, in our assessment. The five basic categories are described thus:

Fine (F) – Book has no defects, it has had little usage. Older books may show minor flaws.

Very Good (VG) - Book shows some signs of wear and is no longer fresh, though it still appears attractive.

Good (G) – A majority of second hand books belongs here. The average used book with all pages present. Books with somewhat loose bindings, highlighting or annotations, cocked spine, torn or edgeworn dust jackets, can also fall into this category. The major faults are included in the description.

Fair (FR) - Obviously well worn and frequently handled, but no text pages are missing, however, it may be without endpapers or a title page. There might be markings, highlights or annotations, but they do not interfere with readability.

Poor (P) - All text is legible but the pages may be soiled. The could be binding defects. Reading copies and binding copies fall into this category.

Often books that quite obviously do not fit neatly into any one of these categories come into our hands. For instance, a book might be very close to being described as “fine”, except for a relatively minor flaw, such as a light crease to one or two of the pages. Or there is a previous owner's name on the front endpaper, neat and not obtrusive. Such a book we would probably describe as “very good-fine”. On the other hand, “fair-good” classification would be in order when we need to properly describe a book that has a fair amount of wear, but would clearly not deserve to be described only as “fair”.