California Design / nine
Pasadena Art Museum
California Designer Craftsman
March 28- May 9, 1965
Hard Cover
Cunningham Press
Condition: VG- The hard cover of the book shows light wear as expected with age and use. Cover has slight scratches on back and corners are worn. The end pages have a signature and date. The interior pages are clean although the edges of pages show some discoloration as expected with age. Please see pictures for details and condition..,
GRADING & CONDITION DESCRIPTIONS:
As New is self-explanatory. It means that the book is in the state that it should have been in when it left the publisher. This is the equivalent of Mint condition in numismatics.
Fine (F or FN) is As New but allowing for the normal effects of time on an unused book that has been protected. A fine book shows no damage.
Very Good (VG) describes a book that is worn but untorn. For many collectors this is the minimum acceptable condition for all but the rarest items. Any defects noted.
Good (G) describes the condition of an average used worn book that is complete. Any defects noted. Fair shows wear and tear but all the text pages and illustrations or maps are present. It may lack endpapers, half-title, and even the title page. All defects noted.
Poor describes a book that has the complete text but is so damaged that it is only of interest to a buyer who seeks a reading copy. If the damage renders the text illegible then the book is not even poor.
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Binding Copy describes a book in which the pages or leaves are perfect, but the binding is very bad, loose, off or non-existent.