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First Editions
  • a book's description contains the words: 1st Ed and none of: Reprint, Not 1st, Not a 1st, or 1st Thus
  • a book's description contains the words: First Ed and none of: Reprint, Not First, or Not a First
  • a book's keywords contains the words: 1stEd, 1Ed, or 1st Ed
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    Dust Jacketed
  • a book's description contains the words: JACKET and not the term NO DUST or NO JACKET or WITHOUT DUST or WITHOUT JACKET
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  • a book's description contains the words: DJ and not the term NO DJ or W/O DJ or NDJ
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  • a book's description contains the words: D/J and not the term NO D/J or W/O D/J
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  • a book's description contains the words: D-J and not the term NO D-J or W/O D-J
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  • a book's description contains the words: D.J. and not the term NO D.J. or W/O D.J.
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  • a book's description contains the words: D.W. and not the term NO D.W.
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  • a book's description contains the words: DW and not the term NO DW
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  • a book's description contains the words: D/W and not the term NO D/W
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  • a book's description contains the words: DUST WRAPPER and not the term NO DUST WRAPPER
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  • a book's description contains the words: DUSTWRAPPER and not the term NO DUSTWRAPPER
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  • a book's description contains the character: / and the / is followed by the letters F, G, P, V, NF or AN
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    Hard Cover
    If the book description contains one of the following terms:
  • HB
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  • HC
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  • HBK
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  • HARDCOVER
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  • HARD COVER
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  • HARDBOUND
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  • CLOTH
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  • LEATHER
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  • EMBOSSED
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  • HINGE
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  • HARDBACK
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  • BOARDS
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  • GILT
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  • EX-LIB or EX LIB
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  • BRODART
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  • MYLAR
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  • BUCKRAM
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    A final check is made on the year of publication. If it is prior to 1940, then is it deemed a hardback.
    Soft Cover
    If the book description or publisher information contains one of the following terms:
  • PAPERBACK
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  • PAPER BACK
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  • PAPERBOUND
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  • PAPER BOUND
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  • SOFTCOVER
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  • SOFT COVER
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  • PBK
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  • PB
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  • WRAPS
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  • WRAPPERS
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  • PROOF
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    Signed
    If the book description or publisher information contains one of the following terms:
  • SIGNED
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  • INSCRIBED
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  • INSCRIPTION
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  • AUTOGRAPHED
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  • PRESENTATION COPY
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    Any of the following phrases INSCRIPTION IN INK, NAME IN INK, NOT SIGNED, UNSIGNED, DESIGNED, ASSIGNED, GIFT or OWNER will not be considered signed copies.