The New Colophon: A Book Collectors' Quarterly -- vol. 2 part 8, February 1950
by Nash, Ray; Goldschmidt, E.P.; McManaway, James G
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Duschnes Crawford, 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine -. Carruth, Paul. [4], 311-406, [2] p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Illustrated paper over boards. Designed by Robert L. Dothard. Title page in green and black. One of a limited edition of 2,500 copies. Paginated continuously with Part 7. Contents: The Poet and the Pirate [re: Robert Frost and Thomas B. Mosher] by Ray Nash -- Preserved for Posterity: Some Remarks on Mediaeval Manuscripts by E.P. Goldschmidt -- The Uses of Collecting by John Bakeless, illustrated by Paul Carruth -- Treasure Hunt by John Francis McDermott, illustrated by Cyrus Leroy Baldridge -- Where are Shakespeare's Manuscripts? by James G. McManaway -- Manuscript-Hunting in Two Continents by R.W. Chapman. Includes advertisements on final pages and index to vol. 2. With: yellow sheet advertising the Book Collectors' Annual, vol. 3, to be published Oct. 1950. In Very Good Condition: spine is sunned; ends of spine rubbed; pages are clean and bright.
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- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002529
- Title
- The New Colophon: A Book Collectors' Quarterly -- vol. 2 part 8, February 1950
- Author
- Nash, Ray; Goldschmidt, E.P.; McManaway, James G
- Illustrator
- Carruth, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Duschnes Crawford
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
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