Abrasion / Cover Wear

Glossy, smooth; no abrasion

Just noticeable abrasion

Small Area of Scuffing

Colour Breaking Abrasions

Large Areas of Visible Abrasion

Deep Abrasions/Spine Wear

Centration / miswrap

Perfect Centration

Off centre 1-3mm

Noticeable miswrap

Severe miswrap

Wild miswrap

Color Spots

None

<3 tiny flecks

Several Flecks/large donuts

Color Lift

None- Flat & Smooth

3mm area removed

3-10 mm area removed

10-20 mm Patch Removed

> 10mm Patch Removed

Corner Creases

Perfect Unblemished Corners

Just Noticeable Deformation

Blunting

5mm Crease

Several Minor Creases

Multiple Light Creases

Small General Atrition

40 mm Colour Breaking Creases

Large Corner Crease

Corner Attrition

Corner Rounding

Sharp Corner

Just Perceptibly blunted

Blunted

Fibres Showing

Deformation with Colour Breaks

Rounded; radius < 3mm

Rounded; Radius >3mm

'No Corner'

Cover Gloss

As New

High Gloss

Moderate Gloss Remaining

Dull

Matt

Cover page missing

Complete

Back Cover Missing- Front Taped On

Entire Cover Missing

Cover Whiteness

White

Off-White/White

Off-White

Cream/Off-white

Cream

Tan

Brown

Cutouts (Interior/Exterior)

None

5mm sq. Piece out

20mm Piece out of Cover

Coupon Cut; Non-Story Page

Coupon Cut- Story Page

Large Piece/Coupon Out of Cover

Digs & Gouges

None

2mm Non-Colour Breaking

Long Non-Color Breaking

5mm Dent/Bale Marks

Page thickness Gouge

Long Drag Marks

Pieces out from Several Pages

Edge Wear / Chipping

Sharp, straight edge

Slight abrasion to extreme edge

Perceptible 'Dings'

Rolled Overhang/Creases

Slight Creasing/Breaks

Single large chip/general breaks

Heavily Worn Overflash

Multiple Creases / Minor Tears

Multiple Chips Out

Brittle

Ink Density (Printing Defect)

Deep, Dense Inks

Areas of Fading

Washed out / Visible Color Overlap

Interior Page Colour

White

Off-White/White

Off-White

Cream/Off-White

Cream

Tan

Brown

Interior Pages Missing

All Pages Present

One or More (story) Pages Missing

Lying Flat

Totally Flat

Slight Page Lifting

Open Bend at Spine/warping

Warping/Kinks at Spine

Large Shallow Bend

Excessive Warping/Lifting

Paint

None

<5mm Coloured Areas

Obvious Amateur Colouring

Large Amounts of Paint

Piece Out (wear/rip damage)

Edges Complete

1mm Flake Out

<3mm piece out

3-5mm Piece Out

5-10mm Piece Out

5-20mm Piece Out

Large piece out

Printer's Creases

None

2" or less printer's crease

2-3" printer's crease

Multiple 3" creases

Greater than  3" crease(s)

Scratches

None

Just Perceptible Colour Break

3mm Scratch & flaking

Deep 10mm Scratch

Large Superficial Scratches

Page-Thickness Scratches

Large Noticeable Scratch

Soiling

Totally Clean

Tiny Fingerprint <5mm

Soiling Tracks

General light Soiling

Moderate Contact Soiling/Dirt

Spine Creases

None

Single Perceptible Crease

4mm Colour Breaking Crease

Several Colour Breaking Creases

Uniform Creasing <7mm

Multiple Deep Creases

Heavy Creasing

Spine Roll

Tight, Flat Spine

Slight Spine Roll

Moderate Spine Roll

Substantial Spine Roll

Severe Spine Roll

Spine Stress Marks

None

Just Perceptible (<3mm)

2-4mm Non Colour Breaking

Several non colour-breaking Creases

Multiple non colour-breaking Creases

Spine Tears

None

<5mm Tear

10mm Tear

20mm Tear or several smaller

30mm spine tear

Very Large Tear

Book-Length Split

Staining

None

Just Perceptible Mark

Moderate fingerprint stain

Small Stain Spotting

Label Adhesive

Single large Stain

Dark fingerprint stains

Large rust/oxidation stain

Water Damage

Stamps & Ink

None

Small Date Stamp

Cover Stamp < 20mm

Bookshop Stamp

Multiple Large Stamps

Staple Placement

Perfect Placement

Slightly Off Alignment

1-3mm off-staple

> 3mm mis-staple

Amateur Re-Staple

Staple Rust

Clean, Shiny Staple

Matt Appearance

Moderate Tarnish/Rust Signs

Advanced Rust with Migration

Substantial Migration

Staple Wear

Perfect; As-new

Perceptible Staple Wear

2mm Staple Crease

Buckled Spine; colour breaking creases

Large Creases and/or small tears

Considerable Staple Wear

Severe Staple Wear

Cover Detached

Subscription Crease

None

Noticeable Crease

Obvious Folding Damage

Sun Shadow

None

Just Perceptible

Slight Tanning

Unobtrusive Sun Shadow

Noticeable Sun Shadow

Obvious Sun Shadow

Tape

No Tape

Amateur Tear Seal <10mm

Small Amateur Repair

Large Repair (Complete Spine)

Tears

No Tears

Single tear <5mm

Multiple <3mm tears

Several 3-5mm Tears

5-10mm Tear

10-20mm Tear

20-30 mm Tear

Large Tear

Warping

None

Just Noticable

Bumpy

Noticeable Warping

Water Damage

Heavy Wrinkling

Writing

No Writing

Unobtrusive writing; pencil BC

Single Date Mark (Ballpoint)

Multiple Ballpoint on Cover

Large Written Characters

Marker Pen

Scrawl