Glossary
Glossary of Terms for Collectors of Rare Maps, Atlases, Books, Globes and other related Scientific Objects.
Unbound
An item that has never been bound, i.e. unbound sheets; not the same as dis-bound which indicates that the binding has been removed.
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Uncut
Edges of a book in an untrimmed state.
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Unsophisticated
Usually used to mean a book that hasn’t been restored or completed using components of other examples of the work.
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