ABBREVIATIONS, GENERAL
| A |
| aa=art affected |
| aba=autographed by author |
| abar=autographed by artist |
| abar=abrasion(dupe; ask) |
| abr=abridged(if known, noted) |
| adv=adventure(s) |
| afp=acid-free paper |
| ai=as issued |
| AH=Arkham House(pub.) |
| aka=also known as |
| amd=amateur detective |
| ana=art not affected |
| ao=author of |
| arc=advance review copy |
| arl=article(non-fiction) |
| B |
| bac=barcode area |
| bafs=Ballantine adult fantasy |
| bc=back cover |
| bca=back cover art |
| bce=book club edition |
| bco=bumped corner(s)(boards) |
| bds=bedsheet size (8.5 x 11″) |
| bed=bds edge discoloration |
| bef=book edges frayed |
| bep=back end page |
| (left blank) |
| ber=board edge(s) rubbed |
| bf=back flap |
| bie=brilliant imaginatin/execution |
| bis=best in series |
| bm=binding misalignment |
| BoS=Brothers of Spear series |
| bp=bookplate |
| bpbp=Brodart/eq. plastic protect. |
| bps=binding pull at edge sps |
| br=brittle, minor chipping |
| brp=browning pp(or ppb) |
| bs=brown spots(foxing, often sl.) |
| bsp=bumped spine |
| bss=barbarian, swords/sorcery |
| btb=believed to be |
| btr=brown tape removal |
| bus=backup strip |
| bw=black and white |
| C |
| ca=competent artwork |
| cb=chapbook(small booklet) |
| cbc=comic book content |
| cco=contents consists of |
| ccwp=color/puzzle worked |
| cd=copyright date |
| cdjf=clipped dj flap(by retailer) |
| ce=Canada printed |
| cec=clipped edge of cover(mmpb |
| cfc=crease front cover |
| cf(l)=centerfold (loose) |
| cfm=centerfold missing |
| cl=coverless(sps may be intact) |
| cm=compression marks(bundled |
| co=coupon out |
| col=colllected |
| copp (or) cpt=copies printed |
| cos=comments on story |
| cot(c.o.t.)=case of the(title shs) |
| (left blank) |
| cp=contents page |
| cpa=color pages art |
| cpi=Canada printed(or ce) |
| cr=crease |
| csm=center-stapled magazine |
| ct=comparable to |
| cva=cover artist |
| D |
| dal=dual artist listing |
| dbb=decorative bk bds(no dj, ai) |
| DBC=Det Bk Club(3 unabr nvls) |
| dep=dog-earred pages |
| desc=description |
| det=detached |
| dfc=dot figures connected |
| did=damsel in distress |
| disc=discoloration |
| diy=do it yourself |
| dj=dust jacket |
| djgd=dj glued down to bds |
| djri=dk repaired inside |
| dm=date, month |
| dsfc=date stamp front cvr. |
| dsi=double size issue |
| dtbb=discolor. to bk bds |
| dws=date written on spine |
| E |
| ebk=entire book |
| eb=exterior book boards |
| eca=excellent fc art |
| ecc=edge crease, cover |
| eccs=enamel chips, spine |
| edw=edge wear |
| ekc=excellent kids comic |
| em=erasure mark |
| en=entire book(magazine) |
| epr=extra postage required |
| ept=edge page tear |
| eqmm=elllery queen my ma |
| ers=erasure shadow |
| es=editorial selection |
| est=estimate |
| ex=except |
| exc=excellent |
| ex-l or ex-lib=ex-library |
| ex–pat=expatriate abroad |
| ext=exterior |
| F |
| fa=first appearance |
| fas=funny animal strip |
| fc(a)=front cover(art) |
| fcd=front cvr detached |
| fc ore=sl offset at right edge |
| fe=first edition(or ie. pbo) |
| fem=female |
| fls=full length story |
| fep(m)=front end pp (gone) |
| fob=former owner bkplate |
| fp=full page |
| fpbe=first ppbk edition |
| fpi=full page illustration |
| fpn=first person narrator |
| G |
| GA=Golden Age(this pub) |
| GB=England(also UK) |
| gddj=glued down dj |
| GML=Dells Grt Mysty Liby |
| (gpm)1epp=(grease pencil.. |
| …marking) 1fep |
| gs=glue stains(tape residue) |
| gus=generally unfamiliar shs |
| gw=general wear |
| H |
| hb=hardboiled detective fctn |
| hc=hardcover(book) |
| hf=heroic fantasy/1940ish |
| hic=hinge crease |
| hk=hired killer/hitman/assa. |
| hmc=home-made cover |
| (left blank) |
| hts=horizonal tear at sps |
| hw=humourous western |
| I |
| ia=interior art |
| ib=includes bibliography |
| ibc=inner book cover |
| ic=interior condition(or int.) |
| ici=insurance co. investigtr. |
| ifc=inner front cover |
| il=illigible |
| illos=illustrated |
| im=ink marks(minor unless.. |
| …otherwise noted |
| imb(t)ep=im bottom.. |
| ..top edges pages(rm |
| imdj=imprinted dj(lam |
| in=item number |
| inc=includes |
| incvr=inside cover |
| ind=insect/rodent.. |
| ..nibble damage |
| int=interior |
| ipa=interplanetary ad |
| is=ink stain |
| iv=inverview |
| iwfc=ink wrtg fc |
| J |
| jd=juvenile delinq sub |
| ju=juvenile read level |
| L |
| lafc=lovely As.fem fc |
| lam=laminated/imp fc |
| lc=local color |
| lka=little known auth. |
| lp=loose pages |
| lp=pub list price $ |
| lpc=lovely pulp cvr. |
| lpe=large print edtn. |
| ADDITIONS: 6/30/2020 |
| ELFM=ex=lib full markings |
| scgo=scrape/gouge |
| spmb=spm in barcode area |
| slrd=same as slrp;m |
| M |
| ma=major |
| mag=magazine/bklt |
| (left blank) |
| mas=unfamiliar shs’s |
| mb=mapback(Dell) |
| mc=motorcycle |
| mcd=ma cosmetic .. |
| …damage |
| me=moisture expos. |
| med=medium |
| mi=minor(or sl-slight) |
| mimti=ma im toc+.. |
| ..mi im few int margn |
| mis=missing |
| mfep=missing fep |
| mmpb=mass mkt paperback |
| mod=moderate/medium amount |
| mp=margin page(s) |
| mpfc=multipanel fc art |
| mti=movie tiein |
| mtr=Magic Tape repair(no acid) |
| mts=fc missing title strip |
| mts+=more than mts gone |
| mts+pc=(above)+ few front pp slit |
| N |
| na=not affected(or not applicable) |
| nbp=never before pub(fe/pbo) |
| nd=no date, see @(copyrgt date) |
| nf=non-fiction |
| nfsap=not for sale at present |
| nrcpf=newsstand remainder, part. |
| …fc missing |
| ns=non-series |
| nvlt=novelet/short novel/long shs |
| nwbc=noticable when bk closed |
| O |
| oa=overall |
| ocla=outside cover image area |
| octic=old clear tape inside cover |
| oh=on hold(reserved) |
| oni(b)owners name int(bkplate) |
| onih=oni hidden(under dj flap) |
| oop=out of print |
| OPG=Overstreet CPG 32 or 38 |
| otr=old time radio |
| ow=otherwise |
| owb=1 owner item |
| P |
| pac=painted art fc |
| pap=premature aging of paper |
| pbo=ppbk original(fe) |
| pc=photocopy(or Xerox pc) |
| pcsa=pp count, special artist |
| pe=page edges |
| pei=printers error interior |
| pem=permanent marker ink |
| pet=page edge tears, interior |
| pfc=photo fc( or, phc) |
| phc2=punch hole in fc |
| phc=photographic cover( or, pfc) |
| pi(p.i.)=private eye(investigator) |
| P.I.=Philippine Islands |
| pifc=photo inner fc |
| pl=(internal use for seller only) |
| pm=page(s) missing |
| po=piece out(missing) |
| po1=part of |
| pocw=prev.owner’s censored wds |
| pog=photo gallery |
| polp=police procedural fiction |
| pov=point of view |
| ptg=printing(s) |
| pu=pinup page(s) |
| pufc=publisher file copy |
| ppb=pages browning( or, brp) |
| pwdj=pub without dj |
| R |
| rbp=removed bookplate |
| rc=reading copy |
| rdj=rubbed dust jacket( or, ruc) |
| reds=reduced size |
| re=reprint edition/reprints |
| ref=recom. excellent fiction |
| REH=Robert E Howard author |
| rep=repaired |
| rf=reprinted from |
| ricr=reserved cust. Item # |
| rmeb=remainder mark |
| rn=revision number |
| ron=rodent nibbled(or, ind) |
| rs=rusty staples |
| rtu=radio show tiein |
| ruc(dj)=rubbing on cover/dj |
| ru=relatively unfamiliar shs |
| X |
| xfc(d)=Xerox fc, color; (d)=.. |
| …detached. |
| S |
| sa=spine area |
| sas=swords and sorcery |
| sase=self-add. stamp envel. |
| sb=square bound(at spine) |
| sbh=screwball humor |
| sc=separated(loose) cover |
| scf=scantily clad fem fc |
| scr=soiled cover |
| sd=spine strip/area damage |
| SEA=SouthEast Asia |
| SEP=Saturday Eveng Post |
| sfh=science fiction/horror |
| sh=small hole |
| shs=short story/nvlt |
| sl=slight, minor(mi) |
| slc=staple loose from cover |
| slrhm=sub label removed mi |
| slrpm=sub label removed, sticker pull mark |
| slrr=sub label remov,residue |
| sna=story not affected |
| sser=serial part of novel |
| sm=small ( or sl) |
| smt=storage roll, not 100%.. |
| flat, reversible |
| sp=selling price to you |
| spe=soiled page edges |
| spl=splash panel |
| spm=sticker pull mark(fc) |
| sps=spine strip/area |
| sr=spine roll(lean/slant) |
| ss=store stamp |
| ssc=short shs collection |
| ssd=sticker damage(spm) |
| sse=self-selected |
| sser=serial shs |
| sstpe=small spots pp edges |
| ..visible when bk upright(foxg |
| sti=sticker/label |
| st(s)=stain(s) |
| su=superb |
| subl=subscription label |
| sublial-subs label imprinted |
| suc=subscription cr(or simlr. |
| sw=some warpage(non-flat) |
| T |
| tare=tape residue stains |
| tas=tear at spine(normly fc) |
| tdj=tear dj |
| tf=taken from |
| tfc or tbc=tear either fc or bc |
| tfc2=tape fc |
| tna=text not affected |
| ths=traditional horror shs |
| ti=tape inside cover(s) |
| toc=table of contents |
| tocm=toc markings |
| tofc=top of front cover |
| tos=tape on sps, clear |
| tp=title page |
| tpb=trade ppbk(larger size) |
| tf=translated from |
| trb=3ring binder holes |
| trm=tape residue marks |
| trsa=tape residue on sps |
| U |
| ua=unknown(uncredited art.) |
| unt=underlining in text |
| UK=United Kingdon(Engld+ |
| una=unabridged |
| uncr=uncredited |
| unr/unc=probably unreprintd |
| unc=uncollected(to my knowledg. |
| unp=uneven pp(shifted signatures |
| up=unbound prints |
| usp=uneven signature sect.(unp) |
| V |
| vowbc=visible when bk closed |
| W |
| wac=wraparound cover art |
| wap=warpage |
| wf=western fiction |
| w(l)fc=writing inside fc(usual mi) |
| wi=writing inside |
| wmb=well-made book(printer) |
| wo (or) w/o=without |
| wr©=wrinkles(cover)–not crease |
| ws=water/liquid stain |
| WT=Weird Tales magazine |
| wtc=writing toc page |
| wu=words underlined |
| WWA=Western Writers of… |
| …America |
| Y |
| yr=year item published |