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trade book

noun

a book designed for the general public and available through an ordinary book dealer, as distinguished from a limited-edition book, textbook, mass market paperback, etc.

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Origin:
1940–45

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trade book or trade edition

—n
	an ordinary edition of a book sold in the normal way in shops, as opposed to a de luxe or mail-order edition

trade edition or trade edition

—n

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