There may be some evidence of minor sunning to the jacket spine. There may be very small closed tears to the jacket edge, some shelf wear to the edges or more noticeable loss of gloss to the jacket finish, there could be a few chips or tiny loss to the spine. There could be some minor foxing, or moderate tanning. The boards will be in good condition, but may have some bumped corners or a small amount rubbing. There could be some marking to the text block edge, or a remainder mark. The cover will be nice and sharp.Very Good (VG) Describes a book that has been read and shows the beginning of wear, the book itself will be reasonably tight, and may have a turned page or two. (Please note that we used to call this grading Fine)Paperbacks - may have a lightly bumped corner or very slight edge wear, there may be a single very light reading crease on the spine. You can be assured that a Near Fine book is great one for your collection.
Any defects are generally minor and do not detract from its very bright appearance.
If the book is price clipped or inscribed by a previous owner this will be noted. There may be a very light creasing to the bottom or top jacket edge or spine ends where it has been on or off the shelf. Dust jackets may have light shelf wear that may have taken the edge off the gloss. The boards will be very clean and sharp with no signs of wear. There may be a neat bookseller's pencil price on the front free end-paper. (Please note that we used to call this grading Very Fine)Paperbacks - are graded Fine if they are as fresh as they can be, maybe the lightest evidence of previous reading.Near Fine (NRF or NF) There may be a light mark on the text block edge, or for older near fine copies very light tanning. A book of the highest collectible quality. There maybe the most minimal evidence of shelf wear. The book will be very tight, and feel nice in the hand.
THE WITCHING HOUR by FLORENCE STEVENSON1971 Award Books - 1st Print PaperbackVery Good+ ConditionFine (F or FN) A perfect looking book, without being quite as sharp as an As New book.
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