Princeps - the
first edition of a book.
Foxing – the yellow
color you see on the edges of old books.
Frontispiece — is the
piece of artwork on the left (“verso”) side of the page opposite the title page
on the right (“recto”) side.
Glossary – where definitions of words unfamiliar to the readers can be found.
Incunabula – Any book printed – not hand written - before the year 1500, but can also mean a book in its early stages.
Bibliosmia - The smell of old books. I do love old book shops because of the wonderful smell.
Biblophile – A person who collects or loves books
Book-bosomed describes someone who carries a book at all times. First used in
Walter Scotts 1805 poem The Lay of the Last Minstrel. I’m one of
these, but I carry a whole library on my kindle.
Librocubicultarist – This one is me. A person who reads in
bed.
Epeolatarer Someone who loves words.
I’ve become obsessed with
books over the last few days. Since I now have the rights back for To Break a Warrior King’s Curse,
(Previously Curse of the Fae King) I
have used Kindle Direct publishing to create a real honest to goodness
paperback book.
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