GRADING
Very Good -
minor defects, faults or wear to cover, pages & dust jacket if
present; only light creasing to spine; light tanning to pages; if
writing present at front, it is in pencil
Good - average
book, complete & intact; faults may include: heavier creasing to
spine & page tanning, bumping, foxing (yellow/brown marks) &
cover fading; may be small stamp / sticker or writing in pen at front of
book
Fair - between good and acceptable
Acceptable - book with complete text pages (incl. maps,
plates) but may lack endpapers; may have heavy creasing, marks, bumping
& foxing; edges & corners of covers / pages may be damaged;
covers may feature stickers or sticker remains, etc; binding may be weak
or splitting with 1 or 2 loose pages; book may show some signs of poor
storage, possibly in a damp environment; may be ex-library
Poor -
book that is sufficiently worn that its only merit is the complete
text, which will be legible; multiple pages or page blocks may have come
loose
Please message me with any questions about these or any other items I have listed (product details, combining postage etc). Also, you can now visit my ebay shop and browse the various categories there. I have many books and magazines that are not yet listed, and I'm happy to see if I have a title you are searching for.