having a small piece broken off; as, a chipped tooth.
A flaw with respect to the condition of a book caused by chipping off of a small piece of the binding, or most often the dust jacket.
In reference to the dust jacket of a hardcover book or the edges of a paper bound book that is missing small or large pieces, as for example in ‘heavily chipped'.
Where a piece of the original binding, dust jacket of any other physical part of the book has broken away.
Indicates a small piece or pieces missing from the edge of a dustjacket or paperback binding.
This is when small pieces are missing or where fraying has occurred on a page, dust jacket or the cover of a paperback. [Back to the Top
Properly used to describe the condition of a binding or dust jacket where pieces of cloth or sections of paper have been torn off.
Cut or broken into fragments or small thin slices.
Small pieces broken off of a dust jacket or binding.
A condition in which small pieces of the dust jacket have been chipped away at the edges
term used when small pieces are missing or frayed on a dust jacket or the edge of a paperback
Small flakes or tears to the edge(s) of a dust jacket, pages or spine of a book.
A dust jacket that has small pieces chipped away at the edges.
Used to describe where pieces of the book are missing, usually to the dust jacket
Used to describe small pieces are missing or where fraying has occurred on a dust jacket or the edge of a paperback.
small tears or excisions along the edge of pages or the dustjacket; (see "closed tear")
