Catalogue of the Choice Books Found By Pantagruel in the Abbey of Saint Victor., Devised By Francois Rabelais. Translated and Annotated By Walter Klinefelter, a Student of Catalogues.
by (Grabhorn Press) Rabelais, Francois
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Burlingame, CA: William P. Wreden, 1952. Limited to 200 copies, printed at The Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, June 1952, of which approximately 125 were destroyed by a fire in the publisher's warehouse. This copy fared remarkably well, with only a bit of darkening at the head of the spine and on the top edge of the page block. Paper spine label. 1/2 woven cloth over pale green boards. Scarce in this collectable condition.. Limited and Numbered First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Small Quarto. Privately Printed.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001237
- Title
- Catalogue of the Choice Books Found By Pantagruel in the Abbey of Saint Victor., Devised By Francois Rabelais. Translated and Annotated By Walter Klinefelter, a Student of Catalogues.
- Author
- (Grabhorn Press) Rabelais, Francois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered First Edition
- Publisher
- William P. Wreden
- Place of Publication
- Burlingame, CA
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- Small Quarto
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Books About Books and Fine Printing;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Spine Label
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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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