Grading
Books
- Fine: Almost like new.
- VG: Clearly second-hand but with no major imperfections.
- G: Complete, but with clear signs of wear and use.
- Reading or reference copies are sometimes offered, particularly of scarcer items. These will have major faults but will contain the entire text.
Dust-wrappers
- Fine: Almost like new.
- VG: Complete but with small imperfections (e.g. small tears or creases).
- G: Complete but with more substantive faults (e.g. bad creasing, large tears, or pieces missing)
Other terms used
- DW: Dust-wrapper.
- +: Not quite the grade above, but close!
I try to grade the books as fairly as possible, but one person's small tear is another's gaping chasm. I may simply have missed something. So, if you are dissatisfied with the description of any item, please contact me in the first instance (info@starlingbooks.co.uk) and we'll sort something out. All dust-wrappers are supplied in a removable protective cover. And if it doesn't say it is a First Edition, it isn't.
