http://kolbykirkphotography.disqus.com/enWed, 12 Feb 2014 16:04:02 -0000http://www.kolbykirk.com/news/2008/04/19/flyaways/#comment-1241762249<p>Flyaways or laid in</p><p>How to use or define.</p><p>It appears to me that the accepted use of these terms is as follows. A laid in item is something found in the book when opened. If sold with the book it may be referred for example as follows: a letter to the previous owner or if a book mark is "laid in" the book.</p><p>However if that letter or bookmark is removed from the book and sold separately it is a "flyaway" This term is useful to reveal the former location of the letter or bookmark. There are occasions where the prior location of the letter or bookmark is useful.</p><p>For example if the letter is addressed to someone in Boston or the bookmark is from a Boston bookstore, this may be useful information to develop historical information about a former owner whose name may appear on the front pastedown.</p><p>If the letter or bookmark were found in a desk, it would simply be described as emphera (the bookmark), of in the case of items so numerous that they are described in general categories , e.g. letters or autographs, that descriptive term would be generally used.</p>DennisWed, 12 Feb 2014 16:04:02 -0000