| AC | Autograph card. |
| ACS | Autograph card, signed. |
| AL | Autograph letter. |
| ALS | Autograph letter, signed. |
| N | Note. |
| AN | Autograph note. |
| ANS | Autograph note, signed. |
| AD | Autograph document. |
| DS | Document, signed. |
| D | Document. |
| Artifact | Non-book item found in a
collection |
| Bound Proof | Proof, often bound
in paper wrappers. |
| Galley | Long sheet of printed
text, generally of more than one page in length. May be clean or corrected. |
| Holograph | Hand written. Often used interchangeably with autograph. |
| Proof | Printed text divided into pages. May be corrected or uncorrected.(also page proofs) |
| Mock-Up | Pages made to show how the book will appear. Usually does not include the text |
| Ms. | Manuscript. |
| Paste-Up | Similar to Mock-Up, but even more visually directed; frequently includes cut-up galleys of text pasted into place. |
| Printer's Copy | Typescript or manuscript marked up for printing. |
| TC | Typed card. |
| TCS | Typed card signed. |
| TL | Typed letter. |
| TLS | Typed letter signed. |
| Ts. | Typescript. |
| [c] | Carbon
(For instance:"TS[c]") |
| [m] | Mimeograph
(For instance:"MS[m]") |
| [x] | Photocopy
( For instance: "ALS[x]") |
| [p] | Computer Printout
(For instance: "TLS[p]") |