Books and Bookmen
by Lang, Andrew
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Houlton, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: George J. Coombes, 1886 177pp, bound in blue cloth, binding and hinges tight, illustrated throughout, with the frontispiece retaining the tissue guard. Light foxing to front cover and endpapers, insect nibbles inside back cover, bookplate for "William & Katharine Barbour". Includes *Literary Forgeries *Parish Registers *Bookmen in Rome *Bibliomania in France *Bookbindings *Elzevirs *Some Japanese Bogie-Books and more.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008913
- Title
- Books and Bookmen
- Author
- Lang, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- George J. Coombes
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- Books About Books, Andrew Lang, Literary Forgeries Bibliomania Bookmen Elzevirs Japanese Bogie-Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Monroe Bridge Books
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About the Seller
Monroe Bridge Books
Biblio member since 2005
Houlton, Maine
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.