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A Book of Books
by Morell, Abelardo & Nicholson Baker
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- ISBN 10
- 0821258141
- ISBN 13
- 9780821258149
- Seller
-
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Bulfinch. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 0821258141 . Tight unmarked book in illustrated boards with just a hint of shelflife; 9.375 X 0.625 X 9.375 inches; 108 pages; A visual tribute to the printed word, this delicious ode to the book will be irresistible to anyone who treasures the feel of fine paper and the special allure of a clothbound volume. Abelardo Morell's elegant photographs of books are presented induotone reproductions, highlighting the grace and sensuality of theprinted page. Morell has selected unusual books, like a leather-bound volume that is smaller than a paper clip, an impossibly large dictionary and illustrated books whose characters appear to leap off the page. He has photographed the endless ocean of books in a library and thestrikingly beautiful way in which weathered and water-damaged bookstake on sculptural form. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- B-Line Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62591
- Title
- A Book of Books
- Author
- Morell, Abelardo & Nicholson Baker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0821258141
- ISBN 13
- 9780821258149
- Publisher
- Bulfinch
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- LCCN
- 2007273767
- Keywords
- 0821258141
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography; Books;
Terms of Sale
B-Line Books
Return: If the book is not as described, we will refund cost of book and shipping. If for any reason the buyer does not want the book, even though it is as described, we will offer a refund minus shipping both ways (within 14 days).
About the Seller
B-Line Books
Biblio member since 2003
Amherst, Nova Scotia
About B-Line Books
B-Line Books is an internet business operating from my large home in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I am a retired English teacher with a lifetime of gathered books for sale. Presently, about 24,000 books in 90 categories are listed with an emphasis in the humanities. I look for books I am interested in myself, and feel that most of the inventory is of high quality. See for yourself.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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