Because these books are nearly always reprints, and rarely first editions, collectors often feel tepid toward them. By convention, sellers will identify them as such regardless of their condition. A book bound in cloth covers by the publisher. The distinction is unclear unless a catalog entry states original cloth. The fabric is usually buckram linen or cotton that s stiffened with starch or paste.
Booksellers use a standardized set of terms to describe book condition in their catalogs.
In such a case, the first term describes the book and the second describes the dust jacket. If only one term is used, it can be assumed there is no dust jacket. See also sizes of books . The presence of a dust jacket adds to a book s value, even if the jacket is torn, faded, or stained. All copies of a book printed from the same plates or setting up of type.