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"First Printing." xiv, 368 pages, index, 16 illustrations; library pocket pasted on front flyleaf & library shelf label on spine of dust jacket; no other markings; withal Good+ in Good dust jacket with chipped edges. Stock#ofc0544.

Random House, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Stated First Printing. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Library stamps and markings.

Random House, 1969. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House, 1969. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House, 1969. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. First edition. Former library copy, usual marks. Jacket flaps creased. 1969 Hard Cover. xiv, 368, [2] pp. 8vo. A biography by the head of Scribner's Rare Book Department who went on to be the Librarian of the Lilly Collection at Indiana University. "Most of the famous collectors and dealers of the rare book world appear in the anecdotes with which this book is studded.

NY: Random House, (c1969). Maroon cloth.. Owner's bookplate, first chapter has light underlining/marginalia in pencil: VG+/Good+ dj.. 8vo. Illustrated in black & white.. First Printing so stated.

New York: Random House, 1969 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xiv, 368 (1) pp, list of 21 b&w illustrations, apologia, Apprentice Years, 1929-1935: Scribner's; Scribner's Files; Scribner's Catalogues; Modern Manuscripts; Collections My Two Ventures in Modern Publishing; The Permanent Questionaire; Gutenberg and the Book of Books; William Blake through The J. K. Lily Collection et al.; index. 1969 reprint of the 1962 First Edition. "The author, who, appointed head of Scribner's Rare Book Department, a position he held for20 years before becoming, in 1956, librarian of the famousLilly Collection (which he had a lot to do with putting together) at Indiana University. He provides reminiscences of a rare book dealer from 1929-1956; an intimate and instructive picture of this fascinating occupation. Most of the famous collectors and dealers of the rare book world appear in the anecdotes with which this book is studded. The literary history… Read More

New York: Random House, 1969. Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy cloth, lettered in gold foil. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, relatively little actual wear. Tape ghosting at two spots on each cover where old mylar had been anchored, light soiling to text block edges. Institutional book plate mounted on front pastedown, several stamps including perforated stamp to lower title, otherwise clean interior. Dust jacket does not show any library markings, only light shelf wear with 1/4" closed tear along bottom rear edge, in new mylar. xiv,370 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Remains high on the short list of recommended memoirs from the "Golden Age of Bookselling.".

New York: Random House, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A hardcover book with dustjacket. Very good condition, light wear along jacket edges.

Random House, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Gently used hardback and jacket. Light wear. No owners' names or labels. Dust jacket is enclosed in a clear protective cover. Text is clean, unmarked. Stated first printing. Stated first printing. (Shelf location: F3)Books are carefully sealed in waterproof mailers and then boxed to prevent damage during transit.

NY: Random House; (1969). First edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Stated first printing, near fine in a very good+ dust jacket. Two pages darkened from book review laid in (the NY Times book review is still with the book), otherwise the book is fine. The price clipped jacket has a little wear at spine ends and slight edgewear. Includes some illustrations and an index; 368 pages. "Reminiscences of a Rare Book Dealer 1929 - 1956".

New York: Random House, 1969. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 368 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. An absolute classic and great bookselling read.

RANDALL, David A. Dukedom Large Enough. Original cloth, d/j. N.Y.: Random House, [1969]. First edition, third printing. A fine copy.

New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 368 pages .

New York: Random House, 1969. Attractive copy. Burgundy boards with silver lettering to spine. First edition stated. Tight and square, clean with no markings. Faint water spot on bottom page edges and larger spot on top page edges but no transfer to leaves. Price clipped jacket two tiny bits of edgewear but no chips or tears. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Random House Publishing -, 1969. Hardcover/pub.1969/Fair condition/368 pages - Reminiscences of a rare book dealer 1929-1956. [TA932207]. Hard Cover. Good.

New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. (xiv), 368 (1) pages. Illustrated price-clipped dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt spine titling. Illustrated, primarily from facsimiles. Index. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Author David Randall was the manager of Scribner's Rare Book Department in New York before becoming Librarian of the Lilly Library at Indiana University. As a bookdealer biography, this ranks favorably with ROSENBACH (who is discussed by Mr. Randall) and should be in every bibliophile's library. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket (Price-clipped; else Fine), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via medai mail, to any United States address.

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xiv, 368, (1) pp .

New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. One of the finest bookseller memoirs of the fantastic material that passed through Randall’s hands as head of the Scribner Rare Book Department. Stories of book adventures and the discovery and sale of great material including chapters on Poe, Cooper, Melville, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Wolfe, Churchill, Washington, Jefferson, etc. Fine in a lightly used dust jacket with some rubbing and a few small tears.