– for second-hand books etc. at Antiquariat Traumfährte –
A prefixed O or Orig. means that the book has the original binding.
priv. = Privat - private / nachgeb. = nachgebunden - re-bound / Einbd.d.Z. = Einband der Zeit - binding of the time
Brosch. / Bro. / Br. = Broschur - soft cover
Kart. / Ktn. / Kt. = Karton - bound in boards
Pb. / Pp. = Pappband - paperback
Lw. / Lwd. / Ln. = Leinwand - linen
HLw. / HLwd. / HLn. = Halbleinwand - half linen
Led. /Ldr. = Leder - leather
HLed. / HLdr. = Halbleder - half leather
KLed. / KLdr. = Kunstleder - artificial leather
Pergmt. / Prgmt. / Prgmnt. = Pergament - parchment
HPergmt. / HPrgmt. / HPrgmnt. = Halbpergament - half parchment
Books with original book jacket are described with the following abbreviations: SU. / OSU. / OS. / OU. / OUmschl.
When there is no explicit book size given, the book has standard size (Octavo) with a height of 18 to 22 centimeters (about 7.1 to 8.7 inches).
16° = Sedez = 8 - 12 cm - Sextodecimo, about 3.1 to 4.7 inches
12° = Duodez = 12 - 15 cm - Duodecimo, about 4.7 to 5.9 inches
kl. 8° = Kleinoktav = 15 - 18 cm - small Octavo, about 5.9 to 7.1 inches
8° = Oktav = 18 - 22 cm - Octavo, about 7.1 to 8.7 inches
gr. 8° = Großoktav = 22 - 25 cm - large Octavo, about 8.7 to 9.8 inches
4° = Quart = 25 - 35 cm - Quarto, about 9.8 to 13.8 inches
Fol. = Folio > 35 cm - folio, over 13.78 inches
Note: qu. or quer means, the book is in landscape format.
Abb. = Abbildungen - pictures
Abt. = Abteilung - department
Akad. = Akademie - academy
Anh. = Anhang - appendix
Anm. = Anmerkung - annotation
Aufl. = Auflage - circulation
Ausg. = Ausgabe - edition
ausgew. = ausgewählt - exclusive
Bd. = Band - volume
Bde. = Bände - volumes
bearb. = bearbeitet - edited
Biogr. = Biographie - biography
Bl. = Blatt - sheet / folio
bzw. = beziehungsweise - respectively
d.i. = das ist - that is
Einf. = Einführung - introduction
Einl. = Einleitung - introduction / preamble
Erg. = Ergänzung - addition
erl. = erläutert - elucidated
erw. = erweitert - extended
Ex. / Expl. = Exemplare - copies
ff. = folgende - following
Faks. = Faksimile - facsimile (exact copy)
gedr. = gedruckt - printed
ges. = gesammelt - collected
Hrsg. = Herausgeber - editor
hist.krit. = historisch kritisch - historically critical
ill. = illustriert - illustrated
Ill./Illustr. = Illustrationen - illustrations
Jh. /Jhdrt. = Jahrhundert - century
lit. = literarisch - literary
Lit. = Literatur - literature
Nachdr. = Nachdruck - re-print
Nachw. = Nachwort - epilogue
Nr. / No. = Nummer - number
Pl.Nr. = Platten-Nummer - sheet number
o. = ohne - without
o.J. = ohne Jahr - without year
o.O. = ohne Ort - without place
o.Vlg. = ohne Verlag - without publisher
Pag. = Paginierung - paging
Priv.Dr. = Privat Druck - private print
qu. = quer - landscape format
Red. = Redaktion - editorial stuff
Reg. = Register - register
S. = Seiten - pages
sign. = signiert - signed
Suppl. = Supplement - supplement
Taf. = Tafeln - plates
teilw. = teilweise - partially
Tle. = Teile - parts
u.a. = und andere - and others
Übs. = Übersetzer - translator
unvollst. = unvollständig - incomplete
verb. = verbessert - improved
vord. = vordere(r/s) - leading
vgl. = vergleiche - compare
Vlg. = Verlag - publishing company
Vign. = Vignetten - vignettes
Vorw. = Vorwort - foreword / preamble
wiss. = wissenschaftlich - scientific
z.T. = zum Teil - partly
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