Help with understanding book lingo

[moviebuff2]

I'm looking to purchase a rather expensive book and was wondering if anyone can help me with the book lingo. How bad is this book's description?

"Description: No. 128 of 150 copies, signed by author on front endpaper. Ex-library copy. Stamped on top edge of text block, which is dust soiled. Faint sticker ghost in bottom left corner of front cover. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Front & rear gutters and rear pastedown yellowed. Pocket cleanly removed from inside back cover, with only some evidence of glue residue. Embossed library stamp on bottom edge of last page of text. Boards look as if they might have had a coat of protective laquer over them."

I obviously understand that it's a signed ex library copy. I just need a little advice on the other stuff.

Thanks for any help I can get

[Drew664]

I'll take an educated guess in these...

"Description: No. 128 of 150 copies, signed by author on front endpaper.

- signed by author

Ex-library copy.

- obvious

Stamped on top edge of text block, which is dust soiled.

-most likely the library stamped along the outer pages and its dirty

Faint sticker ghost in bottom left corner of front cover.

- someone peeled off a sticker but it still has some evidence of it being there

Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown

- no idea

. Front & rear gutters and rear pastedown yellowed.

- no idea, but expect the book to look old

Pocket cleanly removed from inside back cover, with only some evidence of glue residue.

- from library to put your rental slip in


Embossed library stamp on bottom edge of last page of text.

- obvious

Boards look as if they might have had a coat of protective laquer over them."

- hardcover book, no idea why the preservation method was painting, lol

[moviebuff2]

I appreciate the reply

I wound up buying it after the bookstore gave me pics