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Books and Book-Collectors: Inscribed, signed by the author
by Carter, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1957. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. 196 pages. Black cloth hardcover with title on the spine. No jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the right front flyleaf - "for Carl and Mary Humelsine with happy memories of 'Wmsburg' from John Carter anno cccl." Ex libris bookplate of Carlisle and Mary Humelsine on the front paste down. Humelsine was President of Colonial Williamsburg for several years.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27955
- Title
- Books and Book-Collectors
- Author
- Carter, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Books on Books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- A.N.
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