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London / New Castle, DE: The British Library / The Oak Knoll Press, 2006. Hardcover. xviii, 414p., cloth-covered boards, 7x10 inches, illus., very good first edition in like dj.
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Out of Print and Into Profit: A History of the Rare and Secondhand Book Trade in Britain in the 20th Century Hardcover - 2006
by Mandelbrote, Giles
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- Title Out of Print and Into Profit: A History of the Rare and Secondhand Book Trade in Britain in the 20th Century
- Author Mandelbrote, Giles
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 1
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher British Library, London
- Date 2006
- ISBN 9780712349208 / 0712349200
- Dewey Decimal Code 381.450
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London : British Library, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 456 pages. Notes; Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Contents; Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- I Buying How the Trade Acquired its Stock -- II Selling: How the Trade Sold Books -- III Creating Fashions and Changing Taste -- IV Personalities: a trade of individualists -- Appendices -- References -- General Index -- Index of Books -- Index of Booksellers. Subjects; Antiquarian booksellers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century. Booksellers and bookselling. Book industries and trade. Antiquarian booksellers. Rare books. History. 20th century. Great Britain.
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London : The British Library, 2006. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 414 pages, 32 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Contents: Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- I BUYING HOW THE TRADE ACQUIRED ITS STOCK -- II SELLING: HOW THE TRADE SOLD BOOKS -- III CREATING FASHIONS AND CHANGING TASTE -- IV PERSONALITIES: A TRADE OF INDIVIDUALISTS -- APPENDICES -- REFERENCES -- GENERAL INDEX -- INDEX OF BOOKS -- INDEX OF BOOKSELLERS. Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.Subjects: 20th century; Booksellers and bookselling History; Antiquarian booksellers History; Book auctions History; Booksellers' catalogs History; Book industries and trade Great Britain; History 20th century;Booksellers and bookselling; Great Britain History 20th century; Book industries and trade; Great Britain;…
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