Given my background and sensibility, it was just a matter of time until I metaphored love as akin to rare book collecting. The diction and images are that of a bibliophile.
Some book terms:
definitive copy–most authoritative version of a work
shelf-cocked–a book which has leaned against another, deforming the book binding
folio–a book over 28 cms. in height
slipcased–refers to a cardboard case covered in cloth or leather (in this case) which holds the book with only the spine exposed
blurb–review printed on outside of a book dust wrapper
front matter–includes: frontispiece image, title page, copyright page, dedication, preface or foreword, table of contents, list of illustrations, introduction, acknowledgements, half-title
errata–mistakes or errors listed on a small paper slipped into the book
imprint–refers to the place of publication and/or publisher
laid-ins–a letter or sheet inserted into, but not attached to the book
variant— a book that differs in one or more features from others of the same impression
First Thus–means not a first edition, but something new, nonetheless
bookplate–pasted-in sign of ownership
tome— a large or scholarly book