Glossary of terms used in book descriptions booksellers and book collectors use various terms to describe books, their. Cocked spine cocked refers to book that is twisted in a way that the front and back boards. Durdles books how we grade books a brief guide to how we grade our books. Shaken an adjective describing a book whose pages are beginning to come. I fold the corners, i break the spine in oh yes, and i leave my coffee mug on top of them, so more often than not its a mix of old paper and coffee. It may be to the tail bottom edge of the covers as they rub against the shelf, to the dust jacket or exterior of the covers when no dust jacket is present as the book rubs against its neighbors. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Custom printed book size calculator provides instant artwork template sizes for cover, bleed, spine size based on book page count, paper stock and finished size. Shelf wear the wear that occurs as a book is placed onto and removed from a shelf.
The picture at left shows, from top to bottom, a spine cocked hard cover, a spine cocked trade paperback, and an undamaged hard cover. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Ioba book terminology independent online booksellers. Cocked also refers to a book where the spine no longer remains at right. Cocked also refers to a book where the spine no longer remains at right angles to the covers. Chipped chpd small flakes or tears to the edges of a dust jacket, pages or spine of a book. Cocked if, when looking down on the head of a book, the corners are not square it is said to be cocked or rolled. We have 20000 titles in stock and can access other antiquarian book dealers around. Also known as a spine slant, as the book has become permanently deformed along the spine. Shaken any clothbound book that is loose in its binding. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Shelf cocked refers to a book that cannot stand perpendicular to the shelf also called a spine lean. Both hardbacks and paperbacks can become spine cocked.
Often, the mull or backing can be seen through the crack when the book lies open. A book with its spine cracked is one where the book automatically falls open to a place where the binding has been substantially weakened. The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. Spine definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Cocked spine cocked refers to book that is twisted in a way that the front and back boards dont line up when the book is laying flat. A book that has been glued back into its covers after having been shaken loose. Break in a hardcover book without ruining the spine. He was wearing a black three sided cocked hat with gold embroidered edges and a matching half mask across the top half of his face. In this video i explain how to straighten warped and cocked books.
Some hardcover books need a little breaking inespecially if you experience creep text getting lost in the gutter of the pages. A brick and some books is about the least complicated that you can get. Firmly press the edge of the set of pages to the spine so that the edge evenly attached to the spine. A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
See more ideas about book spine, book worms, books. A condition resulting from storing a book on a shelf so that it leans and rests against its neighbor or the side of a bookcase. Custom printed book spine size calculator alta graphics. Usually caused by longterm storage in an awkward position. Heres how to solve this problem without ruining the book s spine.