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Timeless Treasure,
by Burley, Jason
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
24 printed pages. 11 colour photgraphic illustrations. Index and Bibliography. 'Introduction', 'The History of Small Antique Bookcases', 'Caring for Your Mini Bookcases', 'Notable Examples', 'Investment Value' and 'Conclusion'. 15 x 21 cm. Perfect bound with colour pictorial card wrappers. Newly published in June 2024. This approaches collectable miniature books through the perspective of their original bookcases and draws from a number of different academic and reference sources, as well as on the author's own current stock. Jason Burley has worked in antiquarian bookselling since 1979, when he joined Francis Edwards, 83 Marylebone High Street, W1 as a Trainee Bookdealer. He opened his first independent bookshop in 1984 in Camden and jointly founded the multiple award-winning Burley Fisher Books in 2015. Jason has campaigned with Lord Bird to reduce Business Rates on UK bookshops and has sold miniature books since the mid 1980s -exhibiting 750 miniature books at Firsts London 2024 in the Saatchi Gallery and winning the Committee's prize for the Best Display. This is his first publication and the first edition had a print run of just 150 copies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camden Lock Books, ABA, IOBA.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12024
- Title
- Timeless Treasure,
- Author
- Burley, Jason
- Format/Binding
- Perfect card bound.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Camden Lock Books.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 2024
- Pages
- 24 printed pages.
- Size
- 15 x 21 cm.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Miniature book, miniature books, miniture book, miniture books, reference, reference book, bibliography, index, bookcase, booklet, bijou, book.
Terms of Sale
Camden Lock Books, ABA, IOBA.
About the Seller
Camden Lock Books, ABA, IOBA.
About Camden Lock Books, ABA, IOBA.
My book expertise came with four years as Chairman of London P.B.F.A. , many more years of exhibiting at monthly London Rare Book Fairs & owning my own bookshops continuously since 1984.
Every book here was valued by the person who first bought it and will be just as prized by the person who buys it now from my shopping website.
I am an accredited professional & a full member of the ABA, ILAB and the IOBA, "Setting the standard. The books you want...from booksellers you can trust".
You can meet me on my stand at Firsts 2024, London's Rare Book Fair, at the Saatchi Gallery, London SW3 4RY, 16-19 May 2024.
I also am joint owner of Burley Fisher Books , an independent bookshop offering new and secondhand books.
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