In Quest of the Perfect Book
by Orcutt, William Dana
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Arvada, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First impression of the trade edition." Brown boards with gold title and decoration on front. Title on spine is faded and bottom board edges lightly rubbed. Gilt top page edges. Color frontispiece with tissue guard, b/w plates, and numerous illustrations. Clean, tight and straight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17760
- Title
- In Quest of the Perfect Book
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- books on books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language Arts;
Terms of Sale
Old Algonquin Books
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About the Seller
Old Algonquin Books
Biblio member since 2006
Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...