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 BookFinder.com. Here are some resources to help you decode book-collector-speak.

English language jargon

• 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)

Danish language jargon

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

Dutch language jargon

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

French language jargon

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

German language jargon

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

Italian language jargon

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

Latin language jargon

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

Norwegian language jargon

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

Polish language jargon

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

Portuguese language jargon

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

Spanish language jargon

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

Swedish language jargon

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

Turkish language jargon

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