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| Pagination
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The
sequence of numbers used to identify the pages of a book. |
| Pamphlet |
A
small publication, either wire stitched or sewn, with or without wrappers. |
| Panel |
See
compartment |
| Paperback |
A
book with soft, flexible card covers. |
| Paper
boards |
A
binding of stiff cardboard, usually covered in paper. |
| Paper
wrappers |
Like
a dustjacket but usually attached at the spine. |
| Parchment |
The
skin of sheep or goat, not tanned but de-greased and dressed like vellum.
Used for legal documents and binding. |
| Paste-downs |
The
half section of the endpaper which has been pasted down to the inside cover. |
| Perfect
binding |
A
method of binding single sheets without sewing. Sheets held together with
an adhesive. |
| Period
binding |
A
binding in a style associated with the historical period of the subject. |
| Photogravure |
A
19th century process of photographic reproduction using an engraved plate.
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Pictorial
cloth |
The
covers of the book have a pictorial scene, usually coloured. |
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Pigskin |
A
rugged material for binding. |
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Pirate
edition |
An
unauthorized edition produced without the copyright holder's permission |
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Points |
Characteristics
that can determine priority in an edition. |
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Pontille |
A
style of tooling dotted lines and curves on the covers. |
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Preliminary
pages (prelims) |
The
pages preceeding the actual of text (half title, title, dedication, list
of contents, etc.). |
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Presentation
copy |
A
present from the author or publisher stating so. |
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Price
clipped |
Where
the original publisher's price has been cut from the dustjacket |
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Private
press |
Privately
owned and usually small operations, printing limited editions of fine quality. |
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Privately
printed |
A
publication for private distribution, paid for by the author, not for general
sale. |
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Proof |
Traditionally
a printed copy, unbound, used for proofreading. See also galley
proof. |
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Prospectus |
A
publisher's printed advertisement, usually only a few pages, announcing
a forthcoming publication with relevant information. |
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Provenance |
Elements
determining the previous ownership. |
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Publisher's
cloth |
The
original cloth binding as issued by the publisher. |
