What do our book descriptions mean?

FINE: Pristine - as one would expect to find in the publisher’s warehouse

NEAR FINE: Very slight fault or two, such as light rubbing. As good or better than you would expect to find in a new bookstore

VERY GOOD+: Minor faults - at a glance as good as you’d expect to find in a new bookshop, but at closer inspection showing some signs of wear

VERY GOOD: Moderate faults but still looking essentially sound and tidy. Appears secondhand not new

VERY GOOD-: Some obvious faults detracting from the attractiveness of the book

GOOD+: Damaged but still a good reading copy

GOOD: Good that it exists, but it is certainly damaged and may be incomplete