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The Elements of Book-Collecting
by WILLIAMS, IOLO A
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
San Francisco, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Elkins Mathews & Marrot, 1927. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. A VERY GOOD+ TO NEAR-FINE COPY. SLIGHT OFFSETTING TO ENDPAPERS, BOARDS CLEAN, MINOR WEAR TO SPINE, CORNER STRAIGHT, BINDING TIGHT, GILT LETTERING BRIGHT. BOOKPLATE IN FRONT AND SMALL BOOKSTORE LABEL IN REAR.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mark Post, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21975
- Title
- The Elements of Book-Collecting
- Author
- WILLIAMS, IOLO A
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First printing
- Publisher
- Elkins Mathews & Marrot
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- Miscellaneous;
Terms of Sale
Mark Post, Bookseller
All books are guaranteed and may be returned within 7 days for almost any reason.
About the Seller
Mark Post, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Mark Post, Bookseller
Specializing in American, European, and Military History, and all sujects relating to Scotland. Also a large selection of uncommon first editions of literature, including historical and western fiction.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.