Business established 1981.

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CONDITION STATEMENTS

• AS NEW - Unhandled; still in the publisher's shrink wrap
• FINE - Almost new. May show the merest traces of handling or use. Appearing to be unowned and unread. Note: A book with a remainder mark is not 'FINE'.
• VERY GOOD - Modest wear may show signs of previous ownership; Dust Jacket*, if present, may show faint blemishing (light scuffs, nicks, fading, few small edge tears)
• GOOD - Average wear, aging, fading & soiling. DJ*, if present, with chips and tears.
• FAIR - Used worn and/or soiled, but complete and usable.
• POOR - Not worth selling or buying, might have one or two reads left in it.
• Ex-library (Ex-lib) - has the usual library markings such as rubber or blind stamp on title page and/or edges, pockets at one end or the other, label on the spine, etc. This is used in combinition with the above grades.

• Fine - as good as you would find in a new book store.
• Very good - modest wear, no noticible blemishes, price not clipped.
• Good - average wear, some light fading or soiling, price may be clipped
• Chipped - 'good' but chipped around the edges
• Worn - noticible fading and or soiling, some chips and scratches
• Tattered - very worn, tears & some pieces gone.