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The Elements of Book-Collecting by Williams, Iolo - 1927

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The Elements of Book-Collecting by Williams, Iolo - 1927

The Elements of Book-Collecting

by Williams, Iolo

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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co, 1927. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Brown cloth, faded gilt lettering on spine, wear to top and bottom of spine, bookplate of Erma L. Harris pasted on front endpaper. Details of book collecting such as: the sizes, parts, issues and editions, how to describe a book, and modern first editions. 171 pp.

  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
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  • Book Condition Used - Good
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  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Frederick A. Stokes Co
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1927
  • Keywords Antiquarian books, book collecting, books

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The Elements of Book-Collecting

by Williams, Iolo

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Elkin Mathews & Marrow, 1927-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. DJ light edge wear, light soiling.. Few pages with underlining and margin notes. 171pp.
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The Elements of Book-Collecting

by Williams, Iolo A

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London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot Ltd., 1927. Near Fine condition in a Near Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is price clipped and lightly sunned/spotted on its spine. Protected by a removable mylar clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. The book itself would be Fine but for just a little foxing on the endpapers. All other pages are clean and crisp with NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1927. First Edition. One of the best introductions to the subject. Contains much useful technical data that book collectors ignore to their peril. 10 chapters: The pleasures and logic of book-collecting; The sizes of books; The parts of a book; Books perfect and imperfect; Issues and editions; How to describe a book; The formation of a collection; Modern first editions; A few suggestions; Some books of reference. Bound in the original light brown cloth. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine… Read More
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The Elements of Book-Collecting

by Williams, Iolo

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Pages Stained, Notes
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Elkin Mathews & Marrow. Fair/No Dust Wrapper. 1927. Pages Stained, Notes. Hard Cover. (Q25) .
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The Elements of Book-Collecting

by WILLIAMS, Iolo

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Elkin Mathews & Marrot Ltd., London, Elkin Mathews & Marrot Ltd., London. 1927, 171pp. Cloth. Bookplate on verso frontcover, backcover with stain (see picture), no dust jacket, else in very good condition.
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