American Iron Hand Presses
by Stephen O. Saxe
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 1991. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. John DePol. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR STEPHEN O. SAXE on the half-title. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1991 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with one narrow crease running vertically along the rear flap. Octavo, with 15 wood engravings by John DePol complementing the text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19386
- Title
- American Iron Hand Presses
- Author
- Stephen O. Saxe
- Illustrator
- John DePol
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oak Knoll Books
- Place of Publication
- New Castle, DE
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- rare bookmaking, rare books on books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.