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How to Buy Rare Books: A Practical Guide to the Antiquarian Book Market (Christie's Collectors Guides) FIRST EDITION
by William Rees-Mogg
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0714880191
- ISBN 13
- 9780714880198
- Seller
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Oxford, UK: Paidon / Christies, 1985. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x8x0. FIRST EDITION, 1985. Maroon textured boards, gilt title on spine. Tight binding, fine condition, free of notations. Pictorial dust jacket, white print title on cover and spine, protected by mylar. Glossary, Further Reading, Index, 159 pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 068914
- Title
- How to Buy Rare Books: A Practical Guide to the Antiquarian Book Market (Christie's Collectors Guides) FIRST EDITION
- Author
- William Rees-Mogg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- ISBN 10
- 0714880191
- ISBN 13
- 9780714880198
- Publisher
- Paidon / Christies
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, UK
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 9x8x0
- Keywords
- Rare Books; Collecting Rare Books; Antiquarian Book Market; Christie's Auction House
- X weight
- 28 oz
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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