London: Andre Deutsch, 1972. Volumes I to III. Volumes I and II edited by Sigfred Taubert, Volume III edited by Sigfred Taubert and Peter Weidhaas. Introduction to Volume III by Ingo-Eric M. Schmidt-Braul. Pp. 544+378+282, printed double column, text maps and tables, annexes; brown art. leather, lettered in white and decorated in lighter brown or blind, edges of boards slightly bruised; dust wrappers to Volumes I & II only, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrips slightly faded; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Andre Deutsch, London [Volumes I & II], H. G. Saur, Munich, [Volume III], 1972, 1976, 1981. *'A guide, country by country, to the world's publishing and bookselling industries, and to the journals, organisations, and institutions which are associated with them' [wrapper blurb]. Volume I: Europe and International Section; Volume II: The Americas, Australia, New Zealand; Volume III Asia. A fourth volume, Africa, with indices to all volumes, was published in 1984.

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Bookseller: Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 153956
Title: THE BOOK TRADE OF THE WORLD
Author: Taubert, Sigfred [Editor]
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1972
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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"...
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