binding before purchase
A term generally considered to mean the purchase
of books by a library in sheets, to be bound
according to the library's specifications before
they receive any wear, and while the paper is
still fresh, clean and unwrinkled.
Binding before purchase is rare today, except for
PRE-LIBRARY BOUND
publications, which is not strictly the same
thing. (25 )
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