Grangerized

/ˈɡreɪndʒəraɪzd/ adjective, verb

Definition

American English past tense of grangerize; books that have been mutilated for illustration collection.

Etymology

From 'grangerize' + '-ed' (past tense marker). American variant of the British 'grangerised.'

Kelly Says

Some of America's oldest and rarest books are grangerized editions—librarians have spent years tracking which valuable works were damaged by this Victorian collecting craze.

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