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Bookselling jargon can sometimes seem arcane, opaque and even deliberately designed to confuse! It has developed over many centuries however for a purpose: the precise, fair and accurate description of books. This glossary is a list of acronyms, abbreviations and terms used regularly in the book trade.
It is reproduced with the kind permission of Laurence Worms of Ash Rare Books.
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