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AS a baseline from decades ago
Book, Spell book Standard 1000gp, Plus 100gp/spell level written in.16" tall, 12" wide and 6" thick 25 lbs Bound with dragon, bulette, gorgon, Purple worm or other thick hide that has been tanned, Non-Human spell books may even be of Human skin, orc or other Humanoid Hides. Sewn together with Giant spider silk or other unusual strong material. They have 100 pages
Book, Spell book, Traveling 500 Plus 100 /spell level written in. 12" tall, 6" wide, and 1" thick. Bound with supple yet strong hide, such as Giant Cobra or other giant snake, Giant Fire Lizard, Ballisk, or even Hydra. These books can be sewn with similar material in regular spell books or by fine platinum, silver or electrum wire, gold being too soft. Though woven Blink dog hair is a thought. Non-Human spell books may even be of Human skin, orc or other Humanoid Hides, and will always be of the traveling type. They have 25 pages
Both spell book descriptions and information are taken from Dragon Issue
#62, June 1982, " Spell books, Rules for M-U's to read by E. Gary Gygax