Search Results: taste and technique in book collecting by john carter

Hardback. Very Good.

(London: Cambridge University Press, 1949). 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped dustwrapper; pp. xii + 201, incl. index. Dustwrapper a little edgeworn and partially tanned; trace of light foxing. Good to very good condition. 'The grace and wit of these Sandars Lectures in Bibliography for 1947 will recommend them to others besides the confirmed bibliophile, perhaps even to those who in echoing Housman's "Bibliophiles, an idiotic class" have dared to deny the civilised appeal to eye, heart, mind and imagination of the pursuit. Certainly they will be of real interest to collectors, antiquarians, booksellers, librarians and bookmen in general.' .

Cambridge, 1949. Hardcover. Poor/Poor. jacket is much worn, torn and repaired, thus poor condition. edge wear and knocking on boards. thorough foxing, staining and marks. ownership inscription, ex-library copy for Frank Bradlow . very poor copy.[SN]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cambridge University Press, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. A large piece of the spine panel is missing and there are other tears and creases. Now protected in cellophane. The condition of the book is given in terms of the book's age. GN. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Private Libraries Assoc., 1948. 5th impression, 1977. HC w DJ. MV VG+/VG. Green cloth, gilt spine titling bright in red block, bright, tight. Clipped DJ edgewear w nicks/chips to tips, toned w some smudges, now in Brodart. Reprint w corrections and notes, and epilogue. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

New York: R.R. Bowker Co, 1948. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 203 pages. First U.S. edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Minor fading to spine, minor wear to spine ends and corners. Else a very good copy. Two main sections; the evolution of book collecting and the method of book collecting. A classic book in the field.

New York: R.R. Bowker Co, 1948. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 203 pages. First U.S. edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Near fine. Two main sections; the evolution of book collecting and the method of book collecting. A classic book in the field.

Cambridge University Press, 1949. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. the jacket is worn, torn and most of the spine is gone (but repaired with a strip of grey paper). creased. shelf rubbed. price clipped. light marks. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.O.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Private Libraries Association, 1972. Hard cover in very good condition, with a plastic covered, unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Acquired from Sotheran's booksellers, the longest established antiquarian booksellers in the world, founded in 1761. Their discreet stamp is present on the front pastedown. General shelf and handling wear, including creasing and small nicks to DJ head, tanning to spine and minor blemishes to jacket. Pageblock tanned. Boards in fine condition, pages tightly bound, and content unmarked. CN. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Used.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,, 1949. 8vo., Second Impression; original ochre cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean, crisp copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly soiled and browned at backstrip. A much-loved standard reference. Published a year after the first edition.

Cambridge University Press, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Second impression, 1949. Rebound in half vellum over brown marbled boards, with gilt spine lettering. Boards are bowed but otherwise a good clean copy.

Cambridge University Press. FREE U.K. Shipping. FAMILY Business. FIRST Class Service. Full refund if not totally satisfied. 1949 FIRST Hardback edition, Second Impression corrected. Complete with dust jacket, . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2nd Printing. 1949.

Cambridge University Press CUP , pp. 214 . Papeback. New.

Cambridge University Press, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Second impression, 1949. Red cloth with gilt lettered spine. Dust jacket price clipped with light fade to spine. A very good clean copy in a very good dust jacket.

New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1948. 203 pages. Bottom edges at back of book lightly bumped, otherwise pages good condition. Beige cloth, red title on spien. Edges and corners show light wear. Corners bumped. Maroon and beige DJ with white title. DJ has large chip at bottom corner and other small chips, edges worn. VG/GOOD. Hard Cover.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2014. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 201 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1948. x., 199 pages. Minor wear, bumping to covers, some spotting internally and to edges, edgewearspotting, soiled spine to unclipped dustjacket. [761]. First Edition.. Red Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 225mm. x 150mm.. Book.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2014. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 201 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Originally published in 1948, this book contains the text of the Sandars Lectures in Bibliography for the previous year. Carter reflects upon the evolution and method of book collecting from the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1940s, and meditates on what it means to be a book collector.

New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book in fine condition, jacket in near fine with repairs on verso to spine ends and folds. priced ($5.00). A study of recent developments in Great Britain and the United States.(1948)