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Taste and Technique in Book Collecting. A Study of Recent Developments in Great Britain and the United States. [The Sandars Lectures in Bibliography 1947. Second Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
by Carter John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,, 1949. 8vo., Second Impression; original ochre cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean, crisp copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly soiled and browned at backstrip. A much-loved standard reference. Published a year after the first edition.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37545
- Title
- Taste and Technique in Book Collecting. A Study of Recent Developments in Great Britain and the United States. [The Sandars Lectures in Bibliography 1947. Second Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- Carter John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- bibliography, john carter, book collecting, bibliophily, bibliophiles, john carter,bibliography, general, taste, technique, book, collecting
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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...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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