| M |
Mint:
no defects of any kind; full cover gloss;
sharp corners; clean shiny staples,
centered at spine; no printing or binding
defects. Literally as new. |
| NM |
Near
Mint: no
apparent obvious defects; high cover
gloss; no fading; covers flat, centered
and unworn; spine flat and tight;
centered staples; interior pages clean
and white. Permissable defects: slight
stress by staples; minute corner creases;
small binding or printing faults. |
| VFN |
Very
Fine: several
minor defects; good cover gloss; minimal
surface wear; near flat cover; small
corner creasing; very minor corner, edge,
or spine wear; slight staple
discolouration; up to half and inch
(13mm) light cover crease permitted;
interior paper may be off-white. |
| FN |
Fine:
no major defects but an accumulation of
minor ones, including corner dings, minor
creases and light spine wear. |
| VG |
Very
Good: medium
general wear; no pieces out (although a
small missing corner piece is
acceptable); minor tape repair;
crosswords and mail coupons filled out. |
| GD |
Good:
complete; readable; badly creased; rusty
staples; small pieces may be missing;
interior pages may be tanned but not
brittle. |
| FR |
Fair:
very badly worn; missing pieces but no
missing pages; dark tanning, near
brittleness. |
| PR |
Poor:
curiosity value only
|
