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DUKEDOM LARGE ENOUGH. REMINISCENCES OF A RARE BOOK DEALER 1929-1956
by RANDALL, David A
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. (xiv), 368 (1) pages. Illustrated price-clipped dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt spine titling. Illustrated, primarily from facsimiles. Index. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Author David Randall was the manager of Scribner's Rare Book Department in New York before becoming Librarian of the Lilly Library at Indiana University. As a bookdealer biography, this ranks favorably with ROSENBACH (who is discussed by Mr. Randall) and should be in every bibliophile's library. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket (Price-clipped; else Fine), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via medai mail, to any United States address.
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- Bookseller
- Hardy Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2544
- Title
- DUKEDOM LARGE ENOUGH. REMINISCENCES OF A RARE BOOK DEALER 1929-1956
- Author
- RANDALL, David A
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Bibliophile, Lilly Library, Indiana, Poe, Blake, Melville, Twain, Hemingway, Lincoln, Churchill, Roosevelt
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books About Books;
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Hardy Books
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Nevada City, California
About Hardy Books
Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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