Bibliomania: A Tale
by Flaubert, Gustave
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Rodale Press, 1954. First Edition. Cloth-backed Bds. Fine/No Jacket. Wragg, Arthur. 12mo. 42 pp., illus. Illustrated by Arthur Wragg. One in the Rodale Miniature Books series. Flaubert's first published story whose main character is obsessed with books. Bound in patterned boards with brown cloth spine with gilt lettering.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10607
- Title
- Bibliomania: A Tale
- Author
- Flaubert, Gustave
- Illustrator
- Wragg, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Cloth-backed Bds
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rodale Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
Glossary
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...