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Taste and Technique in Book Collecting: A Study of Recent Developments in Great Britain and the United States
by Carter, John
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY: R. R. Bowker Company, 1948. Octavo. xxiii, 203pp. An introductory and democractially conceived guide to book collecting, from Carter, an authorial fixture on the scene. Bound in full plain cloth with spine titling. Exterior toning, bumps to corners, else very good in a good, tatty dust wrapper. Signature of previous owner at front flyleaf.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33599
- Title
- Taste and Technique in Book Collecting: A Study of Recent Developments in Great Britain and the United States
- Author
- Carter, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- R. R. Bowker Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1948
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Book Arts;
Terms of Sale
Bromer Booksellers
All books are guaranteed as described and may be returned, with prior notice, within ten days. All bills are payable within thirty days from the date of the invoice. Shipping and insurance are additional. Overseas shipments will be sent by air mail unless otherwise instructed.
About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
Biblio member since 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
Glossary
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...