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Book Collecting: A Comprehensive Guide
by Ahearn, Allen; Ahearn, Patricia
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399140492
- ISBN 13
- 9780399140495
- Seller
-
Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Putnam Pub Group, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989, First Edition Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Good Dust Jacket protected in mylar jacket cover. Includes estimated values for first books by over 3,500 authors. A guide for collectors that covers everything from the fundamentals of the trade-how to begin a collection, where to find books, what to look for--to the finer points such as knowledgeable buying, price variances, and investment potential. Also included is information about first edition identification, authors' pseudonyms, and names of book dealers and auction houses. Burgundy boards over black cloth spine with gilt titles, clean and unmarked. Sewn binding solid, tight and square with sharp corners. Front endpapers have pale spotting and foxing, several former owner name stamps and a newspaper clipping; rear endpapers also have pale spotting. Pages are quite clean and completely unmarked, age-toned. 320 pp. 8vo - over 7
Synopsis
Allen and Patricia Ahearn operate the Quill & Brush bookstore in Dickerson, Maryland, and online at www.QBbooks.com, where they specialize in first editions and other fine books. The business was started in 1976, although they have been buying and selling first editions since the mid-1960s. Their previous book is Book Collecting 2000 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029561
- Title
- Book Collecting: A Comprehensive Guide
- Author
- Ahearn, Allen; Ahearn, Patricia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0399140492
- ISBN 13
- 9780399140495
- Publisher
- Putnam Pub Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- BOOK COLLECTING FIRST EDITIONS BOOK PRICES
- X weight
- 0 oz
Terms of Sale
The Parnassus BookShop
Shipment 5 days a week upon receipt of payment. If buyer wishes to return a book, buyer must notify us within 5 days of receipt of the item and return the item within 14 days of the date they notify us of the return. Refund will be made within 3 days of the receipt of the returned item.
About the Seller
The Parnassus BookShop
Biblio member since 2007
Newport, Washington
About The Parnassus BookShop
About The Parnassus BookShop: We love and cherish books, inside and out! The Parnassus BookShop is the online bookshop with the goal of providing you with just the book you want, in the best possible condition, with friendly, helpful service and professional, efficient handling of your book purchases. We specialize in history, literature, classics and modern classic fiction and non-fiction; mystery/British mystery; with a wide variety of general fiction, politics and government, nature/natural history, science, psychology, social sciences, the arts, music, children's books, etc. Please see our catalogs.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- 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....
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