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| Made-up
copy |
The
practice of making-up a complete copy using the contents from one or more
defective copies. |
| Manuscript |
The
author's original text, written by hand or typed. |
| Marbling |
The
decoration of the edges or end-papers by transferring a marble pattern floated
on a gum solution. |
| Margins |
The
blank spaces surrounding the text are called the head, tail, inner and outer
margins. |
| Miniature
book |
Books
no more than 3 inches (76mm) in height |
| Mint |
In
referring to a book or postage stamp this term translates as "perfect",
"unsoiled", etc. |
| Misbound |
Where
the contents have been wrongly folded, bound, stitched, guillotined, etc. |
| Modern
first |
Loosely
referring to first editions of the last 100 (or so) years. |
| Monograph |
A
publication defining a single subject. |
| Morocco |
A
tanned goatskin with a texture surface. Hard wearing and suitable for dyeing
in strong colours. |
| Mottled
calf |
A
style of calf which has a mottled or speckled appearance, caused by sprinkling
it with a copperas acid. |
| Mounted |
see
laid down. |
| M.e. |
Marbled
edges |
| Ms/Mss |
Manuscript(s) |
| mrbld |
Marbled
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