Great Books and Book Collectors
by Thomas, A.G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Gift inscription on verso of the title-page, otherwise Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper
- ISBN 10
- 029776795X
- ISBN 13
- 9780297767954
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-16446
- Title
- Great Books and Book Collectors
- Author
- Thomas, A.G
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, gilt cover-title on red panel, large 4to, 32 cm,
- Book Condition
- Used - Gift inscription on verso of the title-page, otherwise Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 029776795X
- ISBN 13
- 9780297767954
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, first edition, 1975
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Pages
- 280 pp, 40 colour ills and 250 black-and-white ills,
- Keywords
- Manuscripts Early Printing Bookbinding Bibles Herbals and Colour-Plate Flower Books English Books with Colour Plates Architectural Books The New world Private Press Books First Editions, Fakes & Forgeries and Great Book Collectors 029776795X
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Blurb
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...