A Book Collector's Glossary

Items published by a photographic process for the academic market when a scholarly work, for which there is relatively little demand after its original edition, requires a new printing.

Recording of books added to a collection in the order of their acquisition.

The serial number assigned to a book in accessioning.

Record which lists a brief description and the essential facts of a specific book's history.

A book which begins with serial number one, and is used to record a brief description of additions to a collection in the order of their acquisition.

A supplement to a book. When material needs to be added to a finished book at the time of its binding, it may be printed on a slip of paper and tipped in, or pasted in.

A review copy. When a book is published, complimentary advance copies will often be sent to reviewers.

A classification of books and other objects having to do with America, its people and their history (generally considered to bear relation to the United States of America by those residing in North America).

Including critical and explanatory notes.

Of old, rare books, or one who deals in them.

A work which is of doubtful authenticity or authorship.

The additional or supplementary material sometimes found at the end of a book.

Description of the size of a book: about 25 inches high.

Complimentary copies of the first edition of a book given to the author by the publisher.

The author's signature, typically found on the title page or flyleaf of a book.