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| calf |
The
most common leather used in book binding. It has a smooth grainless finish
and can be dyed almost any colour. |
| Chromolithography |
A
19th century process of colour printing. Often noted for the brilliant and
vibrant finish. |
| Closed
Tear |
No
material missing |
| colophon |
The
printer's or publisher's mark at the end of the book. Often a device or
small decoration, sometimes with details of importance. |
| contemporary |
"Belonging
to the same time". Being from the period when the book was published. A
term used to describe the binding, the hand colouring of the illustrations,
inscriptions, etc. |
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cropped |
The
margins of the pages have been trimmed (often too close to the text block). |
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compartment |
The
sections of the spine between the horizontally ruled lines. |
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collate
(collation) |
Describing
the physical completeness of a book and comparing it with another. Including
page numbering, plates, maps, etc. |
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colonial
edition |
Published
as an export edition for the colonies of the British Empire, usually bound
in publisher's cloth. |
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cocked
(spine) |
If
the spine of the book has been twisted the upper and lower boards will not
be even. Also called "cantered". |
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cloth |
The
most common material used for the covering of a binding. |
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chipped |
Where
a piece of the original binding, dust jacket of any other physical part
of the book has broken away. |
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chapbooks |
Small
cheap pamphlets of the 18th and early 19th century, sold by "Chapmen" on
the streets, not booksellers. Content included juvenile stories, sensational
news, political satire, moral issues, etc. |
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case
bound |
Another
term used for Hardbound or Hardback. |
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cancel
(Cancellation) |
A
part of the book which has been replaced (by authorisation) after it has
been bound. |
