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  • All Edges Gilt
    The binder has trimmed and gilded the three exposed sides of the text block (that is, the top edge, fore edge, and bottom edge). Abbreviated as a.e.g.
Danish: Guldsnit
Dutch: Vergulde snede
French: Doré sur tranches ou tranches dorées
German: Goldschnitt
Italian: Taglio dorato
Spanish: Corte dorado
Swedish: Guldsnitt
Source: What bookdealers really mean. A dictionary by Tom Congalton and Dan Gregory (Between the Covers), with additions from other sources
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