IN QUEST OF THE PERFECT BOOK: REMINISCENCES & REFLECTIONS OF A BOOKMAN
by Orcutt, William Dana
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- /J Good
- Seller
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Vashon, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little Brown. 1926. F First Edition Used. H Hardcover. Very Good-. In brown jacket over brown cloth with gilt titling and upper cover decoration, top edge gilt, 8vo, 316pp. Illustrated. (Light browning to page edges, shelfwear, rubbing and nicking to jacket extremities, tips and corners - now in new mylar)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vashon Island Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0816258
- Title
- IN QUEST OF THE PERFECT BOOK: REMINISCENCES & REFLECTIONS OF A BOOKMAN
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana
- Illustrator
- Color Frontis & b/w Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- H Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- J Good
- Edition
- F First Edition Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Spel2015 In Quest of the Perfect Book
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
Terms of Sale
Vashon Island Books
We accept payment via Credit card, check, money order, and *PayPal* (vashonbooks@comcast.net) . Payment with order. Check (US$ only/US Bank), PayPal or Credit Card (Visa, M/C, AMEX. Discover). 7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). DJs Brodarted. We pack carefully. Shipping: U.S.: $4.00 1st volume, $2.00 each additional volume via book rate. Priority Mail minimum $7.95 (large/heavy cost more). UPS also available at extra cost.
About the Seller
Vashon Island Books
Biblio member since 2003
Vashon, Washington
About Vashon Island Books
Vashon Island Books is located on Vashon Island an idylic country setting just a short ferry ride from Downtown Seattle. We are a quality internet bookstore for readers & collectors. We have a select, diverse stock that is constantly changing and growing. We do the majority of our business over the Net and are committed to providing professional service. With 30 plus years combined bookselling experience and knowledge Vashon Island Books provides a trustworthy and respected outlet for your book buying needs
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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