A book that s up to 15 inches tall. Many coffee table books are folios. The term can also refer to a leaf numbered on the front. See also sizes of books . Brown speckles or splotches that are the result of mold growth, typically catalyzed by metallic ions in paper.
Collectors tend to avoid books that show foxing unless no unfoxed copies can be found.
The pages preceding the text of the book, including the frontispiece, title page, copyright notice, dedication, etc. half binding. The term inscribed generally means the book is signed by the author. Inscription, however, can mean anything from the owner s name written on the flyleaf to a reader s notes penned on a title page. The generic term leather is usually used if the specific animal skin can t be identified. A book produced in only a stated number of copies, often signed by the author or illustrator.