List of words or phrases occurring in connection with books, with the abbreviations of them used in cataloguing. When an alternative abbreviation is given, that placed first is recommended. | Authors, Editors, and Titles. | | Editor, Edited | ed. | | Herausgegeben | hrsg. herausg. | | Translator, Translated | transl. tr. | | Traduit, Tradotto | trad. | | Compiler, Compiled | comp. | | Illustrator | illus. | | Introduction, Introductory | intro. | | Anonym, Anonymous | anon. | | Pseudonym, Pseudonymous | pseud. | | Born | b. | | Died | d. | | Society | Soc. (In names of societies, as Camden Soc.) | | Thus | (sic). Inserted sometimes to emphasize peculiarity of spelling or phrase. | | Volumes and Collations. | | Volume, Volumes | v. | | Band | bd. | | Part, Parts | Pt., pts. | | Number, Numbers | No., nos. | | Series | ser. | | New series | n.s. | | Pamphlet, Pamphlets | pamph. | | Pages | pp. | | Leaves | ll. | | Folios | ff. | | Illustrated, Illustrations | illus., ill., il. | | Coloured | col. | | Portrait, Portraits | port., ports. | | Frontispiece | front., frontis. | | Plate, Plates | pl., pls. | | Large paper | l.p. | | Advertisements | advts. | | No title-page | n.t.p. | | Title-page wanting | t.p.w. | | Imprint. | | No date | n. d., N.D., s.a. (i.e., sine anno.) | | No place | n.p. | | No place or date | s.a. et l. | | Various dates | v.d. | | About (Circa, followed by a date) | c. | | Printed, Printer | pr. | | Published, Publisher | pub. | | Manuscript, Manuscripts | MS., MSS. | | Reprint | repr. | | Specimen abbreviations for places of publication (only) | Lon., Dub., Edin., Oxf., Camb., L’pool, M’chester, B’ham, N. York. | | Edition | ed. | | Binding. | | Cloth | cl. | | Morocco | mor. | | Calf | cf. | | Half | hf. | | Bound | bd. | | Binding | bdg. | | Gilt edges | g.e. | | Sizes of Books. | | Sextodecimo | 16o., 16mo., S | | Duodecimo | 12o., 12mo., duo., D. | | Octavo | 8o., 8vo., O. | | Quarto | 4o., 4to., Q. | | Folio | fo., fol., F. | | Small | sm. | | Large | la. | | Super | sup. | | Atlas | atl. | | Imperial | imp. | | Royal | roy. | | Demy | dy. | | Crown | cr. | | Oblong | obl. |
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