BLACK ON WHITE: The Story of Books. Translated by Beatrice Kincead
by Ilin, M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1932).. (1932).. Very good. - Octavo, maroon cloth titled in black on spine & in maroon within black rectangle on front cover, in red & white dw. The covers are very lightly bumped with light rubbing to the rear cover. The dw is lightly soiled & somewhat darkened with a piece out of the front panel. 135 pp. B&W textual illustrations & vignettes by N. Lapshin. Very good in good dw. <p>Eighth printing.<p>"M. Ilin...is a young Russian engineer, brother of Marschak, the famous Russian poet and story-teller. Both brothers belong to a group of writers who are studying science and history and Soviet life and writing books not only for Russian children but for workers in factories and for peasants....All of them work together trying to make simple stories about the real world we live in."--From the publisher's note.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1120
- Title
- BLACK ON WHITE: The Story of Books. Translated by Beatrice Kincead
- Author
- Ilin, M
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1932).
- Date Published
- (1932).
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; RUSSIAN; SOVIET UNION; BOOKS; BOOK-MAKING; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; M. ILIN; ILLUSTRATOR; N. LAPSHIN.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's & Illustrated;
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Spine
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