Sellers of used, rare, and out-of-print books often use jargon to precisely describe the condition of their titles. You may encounter some of these terms used to describe books listed on JustBooks.co.uk. Here are some resources to help you decode book-collector-speak.

• AbeBooks Glossary (English → English)
• ILAB-LILA Glossary (English → English)
• IOBA Book Terminology (English → English)
• Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology (English → English)

• MUN Glossary of Bibliographic Information: Dutch (Dutch → English)

• ILAB-LILA Dictionnaire (French → Dutch/English/German)
• MUN Glossary of Bibliographic Information: French (French → English)

• ILAB-LILA Viersprachiges Lexikon antiquarischer Fachwörter (German → Dutch/English/French)
• MUN Glossary of Bibliographic Information: German (German → English)

• MUN Glossary of Bibliographic Information: Italian (Italian → English)

• MUN Glossary of Bibliographic Information: Spanish (Spanish → English)