The Amenities of Book Collecting and Kindred Affections
by Newton, A. Edward
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1918. Second Edition. 1/4 cloth. Good. Brown boards with 1/4 cloth, paper label on spine, top page edge gilt, book has smoke damage, especially first few pages and endpapers in the back. Book plate on front inside cover with the name Irma Harris. Frontice piece has tissue guard. Illustration throughout. 373 pp. Tight, good reading copy. Second Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1044
- Title
- The Amenities of Book Collecting and Kindred Affections
- Author
- Newton, A. Edward
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Atlantic Monthly Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Book collecting
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...