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The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections
by Newton, A. Edward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1918. Author's inked signature and inscription on ffep. Dust jacket remnants laid in. Slightly aged and toned, else textblock is clean and tight. Top edge gilt. Brown cloth spine, paper title paste down on spine, brown paper boards, minimally shelf worn. 373pp., including index.. Signed & Inscribed By Author. Early Reprint. Cloth Spine w/paper Boards. Very Good. Illus. by Plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
Reviews
On Nov 18 2010, BooksAreMyCupofTea said:
A fascinating book if you are a book collector or becoming one. The b/w pictures in the book are great. Haven't finished reading it as yet but I am very pleased.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB11002
- Title
- The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections
- Author
- Newton, A. Edward
- Illustrator
- Plates
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Publisher
- The Atlantic Monthly Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Book-Collecting, Kindred Affections, Book-Collecting Amenities, Book-Collecting Amenities, Rare Books, Book Scouts, Book Collectors
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Clausen Books, RMABA
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
Established July 1, 1946. Member- Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Now exclusively on-line. Used - Old - Rare - Out-of-print - Antiquarian; CERTIFIED APPRAISALS * Visit our homepage at www.clausenbooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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