The Elements of Book-Collecting
by Williams, Iolo
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co, 1927. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Brown cloth, faded gilt lettering on spine, wear to top and bottom of spine, bookplate of Erma L. Harris pasted on front endpaper. Details of book collecting such as: the sizes, parts, issues and editions, how to describe a book, and modern first editions. 171 pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 295
- Title
- The Elements of Book-Collecting
- Author
- Williams, Iolo
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Antiquarian books, book collecting, books
Terms of Sale
Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund.
About the Seller
Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2020
Atlanta, Georgia
About Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
Member of ABAA/ILAB. On-line sales and the occasional book fair.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...