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Carrousel for Bibliophiles: a Treasury of Tales, Narratives, Songs, Epigrams and Sundry Curious Studies Relating to a Noble Theme
by TARG, William (ed)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1947. First Edition. First printing. Large octavo; red cloth hardcover; dustjacket; xii,[1]-400,[16]pp. Front endpapers lightly toned from laid-in clipping; previous owner's embossed ownership stamp to title page, else tight, and Near Fine, partially unopened, in the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $7.50 on front flap), somewhat rubbed at extremities and folds; Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58345
- Title
- Carrousel for Bibliophiles: a Treasury of Tales, Narratives, Songs, Epigrams and Sundry Curious Studies Relating to a Noble Theme
- Author
- TARG, William (ed)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Philip C. Duschnes
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Laid-in
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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