supplement...no...cut out of rare book

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Posted By: Hankron

As long as things are explained well, terms can mean different things to different people and the seller's auction description can still be authentic. Personally, I and most others don't consider Harper's Woodcuts (large pictures cut out of the 1800 magazine) to be suppliments. However, if a seller says, "Offering for sale an 1887 Harper's Woodcut Suppliment. This was a woodcut picture was printed as part of the magazine cut out from from page 76 of the magazine and has a part of an article on the back. Though this is a cut out picture, I consider these to be suppliments, because I beleive that they were intended to be displayed like prints." ... Though I would disagree on the use of the word suppliment, the description was clear and detailed and the potential bidder would know exactly what he is bidding on.