Continue VISIT WEBSITE John Howell for Books OWNER: John Howell Member since: 2010 John Howell (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): Reciprocal info@johnhowellforbooks.com 310-367-9720 310-367-9720 5205 1/2 Village Green, Los Angeles, CA, 90016, United States More about this bookseller John Howell has been involved in the book trade in one way or another since 1992. John Howell for Books was licensed to sell books in the City of Los Angeles on January 1, 2005. We strive to add new categories and better inventory daily. 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Terms of Sale All items offered subject to prior sale. Call or e-mail to reserve. Check and PayPal payments preferred; credit cards accepted. Shipping at $ 3.00 USPS Media Mail for the first item, add $ 2.00 each additional. Priority or other methods at cost. Trade discount allowed. Returns accepted within 10 days of receipt for any reason with prior notice to me.

MASS MARKET PAPERBACK (MMPB) < Back to Terminology List MASS MARKET PAPERBACK (MMPB) General A smaller paperbound book produced in large quantities at lower cost and widely distributed for sale. Such books are usually produced with attention-getting covers and sold alongside magazines. Pictured are three Laurie King titles. The top one is an MMPB; the others are two different sizes of trade paperbacks. Previous Next

Continue VISIT WEBSITE Book Nook OWNER: Janet Berns Member since: 2016 (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: % COUPON CODE (if applicable): realbooks42@gmail.com 7342412665 7344975837 42 S. Monroe St., Monroe, MI, 48161, United States More about this bookseller 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Terms of Sale

Continue VISIT WEBSITE Biomed Rare Books, LLC OWNER: Robert Chevalier Member since: 2022 Books of character that reflect the rich history of medicine and the life sciences (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): info@biomedrarebooks.com 4342951575 P.O. Box 193, North Garden, VA, 22959, United States More about this bookseller I established Biomed Rare Books in 2015 as an internet-based bookshop specializing in rare and antiquarian books and papers in medicine and the life sciences. I have been collecting and studying printed works in these fields for many years, an activity that has informed my practice of medicine and my own biological research. My bibliographical expertise has been developed by participating in a number of courses at Rare Book School, a unique institution located at the University of Virginia, and also by attending the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar, a boot camp for antiquarian booksellers. In listing books and papers for sale on my website, www.biomedrarebooks.com , I try to describe the significance of their texts, to point out their cultural significance, and to highlight their value as physical objects reflecting the historical and geographical circumstances of their creation. I am particularly interested in annotated copies and inscribed copies. Where the evidence is available, I try to provide relevant information about both the original and later owners of the books in my inventory, and to comment on any annotations they have made in books formerly in their possession. 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items 1875 RARE ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPH ON MARINE LIFE OF ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND, BEAUTIFUL COLORED PLATES VIEW DETAILS Terms of Sale All items are subject to prior sale. Payment is expected at the time of order. We accept check, PayPal, American Express, MasterCard or VISA. All books paid by check will be shipped upon clearance of the check with our bank. All orders are carefully packaged prior to shipping. Shipping charges are based on cost, and vary by destination, carrier, and mail class. For orders within the United States, USPS Media Mail and Priority Mail as well as UPS are available. For heavy volumes or sets of books, and for all shipments outside the United States, please inquire shipping costs before placing your order (email: info@biomedrarebooks.com ).

DESIDERATA < Back to Terminology List DESIDERATA General A listing of books desired. Previous Next

PAGINATION < Back to Terminology List PAGINATION Feature The numbering of the pages. Previous Next

Continue VISIT WEBSITE Old Goat Books OWNER: Erica Nikolaus Member since: 2025 (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: % COUPON CODE (if applicable): oldgoatwebsales@gmail.com 5198809595 2267928633 8 William Street East, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 1K9, Canada More about this bookseller 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Terms of Sale

REBACKED < Back to Terminology List REBACKED Defect A repair to a book, where the original spine has been replaced. If the original spine or backstrip can be salvaged, it might be glued down on the new spine. The result of the latter is found in bookseller’s catalogs thus: “Rebacked, with the original spine laid down (or laid on or retained).” Can be considered a defect, i.e., there is original material that has been lost. However, an expertly repaired volume can be worth more than the book in its original but unrepaired condition. The book pictured has been skillfully rebacked while retaining the original boards. Note the color of the new spine cloth matches the existing red quite closely. The spine labels are new as no part of the spine was present when the rebacking was done. Previous Next

FORE-EDGE PAINTING < Back to Terminology List FORE-EDGE PAINTING Feature With a fore-edge painting the illustration is executed in the small margin just inside the edge. After the painting has been completed, many of these books have gilt applied to the edge. When the pages of a book thus prepared are fanned, the painting becomes visible. Although fore-edge paintings can be found on manuscripts dating back to the 13th century, the art became popular in the 17th century, and is still being widely practiced today by artists working on 18th and 19th century books in the old styles. The image shows a fore-edge painting of Roman ruins in a portrait orientation, being taller than it is wide. Perhaps a modern fore-edge painting, which includes human figures dressed in eighteenth-century style clothing, the book was issued in the second half of the nineteenth century having been written and illustrated by two English travelers who were well familiar with the Italy and Rome of their time. Previous Next

TEXT BLOCK < Back to Terminology List TEXT BLOCK Feature Pages containing the content of a book (text, illustrations, etc.) bound together; does not include endpapers or covers. Previous Next

OWNER’S INSCRIPTION < Back to Terminology List OWNER’S INSCRIPTION Defect Words written in a book by a previous or original owner of book. Also known as previous owner’s inscription. Previous Next

WOODCUT < Back to Terminology List WOODCUT Feature Illustrations produced when the original printing plate was engraved on a block of wood. One of the oldest methods of printing, dating back to 8th century China. Previous Next