Antiquarian Books: An Insider's Account by Roy Harley Lewis ISBN 13: 9780715375747

Hardback. Good.

David & Charles Publishers. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

David & Charles, 07/27/1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Newton Abbot.: David & Charles., 1978. 200pp, illustrations.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: David and Charles, 1978. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 194pp+ index. Very good hardback in a price clipped jacket.

GB: David & Charles, 1983. Slightly cocked. In fine condition BUT spine ends a little bumped. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is price clipped and spine ends a little creased. In fixed polythene protector.. Reprint. Hardback. nrFine/nrVG Pc DW.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles , 1983. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition second impression hardback 200 pages illustrated Very Good condition in very good unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions

Newton Abbot: David & Charles. 192pp hardback, black boards gilt in wrapper, good bookplate to front paste-down, gift inscription and tax-disc pasted to title page, few newspaper cuttings loosely inserted . Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1978.

David & Charles, 1978 8vo (22.5 cm), 200 pp, plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "In this book Roy Harley Lewis takes us on a guided tour of the realm of antiquarian books. With a wealth of intriguing information and often hilarious anecdotes, he introduces us to the literary forger and the great names of antiquarian bookselling, both past and present, and invites us into the auction room and the workshop of the craftsman-binder. He shows us the many rôles played by the detectives of the book world and recaptures for us some of the great moments when a rare or a unique manuscript has at last been run to earth." (from the publisher's synopsis)

2nd impression 1983. Very good condition in a very good unclipped dustwrapper.

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 200 pp, plates. From the blurb: "In this book Roy Harley Lewis, author of The Book Browser's Guide, takes us on a guided tour of the realm of antiquarian books. With a wealth of intriguing information and often hilarious anecdotes, he introduces us to the literary forger and the great names of antiquarian bookselling, both past and present, and invites us into the auction room and the workshop of the craftsman-binder. He shows us the many rôles played by the detectives of the book world and recaptures for us some of the great moments when a rare or a unique manuscript has at last been run to earth. More than this, he gives us a whiff of the rare enchantment that books can cast upon us all. Good in used dustwrapper.

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 200 pp, plates. From the blurb: "In this book Roy Harley Lewis, author of The Book Browser's Guide, takes us on a guided tour of the realm of antiquarian books. With a wealth of intriguing information and often hilarious anecdotes, he introduces us to the literary forger and the great names of antiquarian bookselling, both past and present, and invites us into the auction room and the workshop of the craftsman-binder. He shows us the many rôles played by the detectives of the book world and recaptures for us some of the great moments when a rare or a unique manuscript has at last been run to earth. More than this, he gives us a whiff of the rare enchantment that books can cast upon us all. Good in used dustwrapper with foxing to the inside flaps.

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 200 pp, plates. From the blurb: "In this book Roy Harley Lewis, author of The Book Browser's Guide, takes us on a guided tour of the realm of antiquarian books. With a wealth of intriguing information and often hilarious anecdotes, he introduces us to the literary forger and the great names of antiquarian bookselling, both past and present, and invites us into the auction room and the workshop of the craftsman-binder. He shows us the many rôles played by the detectives of the book world and recaptures for us some of the great moments when a rare or a unique manuscript has at last been run to earth. More than this, he gives us a whiff of the rare enchantment that books can cast upon us all. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 200 pp, plates. From the blurb: "In this book Roy Harley Lewis, author of The Book Browser's Guide, takes us on a guided tour of the realm of antiquarian books. With a wealth of intriguing information and often hilarious anecdotes, he introduces us to the literary forger and the great names of antiquarian bookselling, both past and present, and invites us into the auction room and the workshop of the craftsman-binder. He shows us the many rôles played by the detectives of the book world and recaptures for us some of the great moments when a rare or a unique manuscript has at last been run to earth. More than this, he gives us a whiff of the rare enchantment that books can cast upon us all. Marks ( partly whited-out) to verso of the title-page, two lines on top edge, otherwise Very Good in dustwrapper.

David and Charles 1978 Hardback ISBN 0715375741 First edition. A clean and unmarked book. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at edges. 200 pages Wt 0.55 Kg Very good (Very Good)

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 200 pp, plates. From the blurb: "In this book Roy Harley Lewis, author of The Book Browser's Guide, takes us on a guided tour of the realm of antiquarian books. With a wealth of intriguing information and often hilarious anecdotes, he introduces us to the literary forger and the great names of antiquarian bookselling, both past and present, and invites us into the auction room and the workshop of the craftsman-binder. He shows us the many rôles played by the detectives of the book world and recaptures for us some of the great moments when a rare or a unique manuscript has at last been run to earth. More than this, he gives us a whiff of the rare enchantment that books can cast upon us all. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1983. Second Impression. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Book

David & Charles PLC, 1978-07-27. Hardcover. Good.

Newton Abbot : David and Charles, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 200 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. Notes; Also published, New York , Arco, 1978. Bibliography, p.193-194. - Includes index. Subjects; Antiquarian booksellers — History. Rare books — Collectors and collecting. Antiquarian bookselling, to 1977. Book industries and trade - Bookselling and publishing - Special lines of business, A-Z - Antiquarian booksellers. Antiquarian book trades — to 1977.

David & Charles, 1978. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New BUT.shelflife to text block - D/j unclipped with very minor shelflife - part of the stock of a closing down Book Shop. Guaranteed posting 24hrs from Cornwall ST 220.