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Mint:
no defects of any kind; full cover gloss; sharp corners; clean shiny staples,
centred at spine; no printing or binding defects. Literally as new.
Near
Mint: no obvious
defects; high cover gloss; no fading; covers flat, centred and unworn; spine
flat and tight; interior pages clean and white. Permissible defects: slight
stress by staples; minute corner creases; small binding or printing faults.
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.
Fine:
no major defects but an accumulation of minor ones, including corner dings,
minor creases and light spine wear.
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.
Good:
complete; readable; badly creased; rusty staples; small pieces may be missing;
interior pages may be tanned but not brittle.
Fair:
very badly worn; missing pieces but no missing pages; dark tanning, near
brittleness.
Poor:
curiosity value only
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