<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">unopened</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>uncut</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>books</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>conditions and effects for books</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Said of a book sold with the folded fore edges of the gatherings (bolts) not trimmed or cut, intended to be slit by hand by the purchaser with a paper knife. Distinct from "uncut" which is said of a book of which the folded fore edges have not been cut with the plough or guillotine prior to sale. ]]></note></mads>