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<p class="MsoNormal">I notice that a book I’m cataloging has a price list on the title page: "In cloth, $1.25; paper covers, $1.00; morocco gilt, $2.00."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s a popular medical book from 1866. I’m almost sure my copy is not morocco leather, though it is covered in a kind of material that has a slightly rough texture and gilt stamps. It looks like some kind of paper.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The book is “Dr. Chase's recipes, or, Information for everybody,” published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : Published by the author.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I didn’t notice any ACRL RBMS heading for fake bindings. Does anyone have a recommendation about this? I think it would be interesting to note that it appears to be fake.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some coworkers just suggested that maybe the term “morocco gilt” doesn’t necessarily mean the book is leather. Maybe it’s just a style of ornamentation. If it were really morocco leather, you’d expect the price differential to be higher.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ted P. Gemberling<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Historical Collections Cataloger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UAB Lister Hill Library, rm. 234B<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Birmingham, Ala. 35294-0013<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: (205)934-2461<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: (205)934-3545<o:p></o:p></p>
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