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Why Read: Selected Writings 2001-2021
by Self, Will
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 2023
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780802160249
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- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 17.14
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New York: Grove Press, 2023. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked. 325pp. In a very nice unclipped jacket.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 17.14
Portrait Of An Obsession: The Life Of Sir Thomas Phillips The Worlds Greatest Book Collector
by Munby, A. N. L.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 27.42
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Square and unmarked in full cloth binding. 278pp. Unclipped jacket is toned and lightly hand-soiled. In a protective mylar cover.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 27.42
Reading Wagner: A Study in the History of Ideas
by Rather, L. J.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780807115572
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 21.93
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Univeristy Press, 1990. 1st printing. Unmarked, square copy in full green cloth binding. xiii, 349pp. Dust shows very light wear.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 21.93
Written on Bamboo and Silk : The Beginnings of Chinese Books & Inscriptions
by Tsien, Tsuen-Hsuin
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780226814186
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- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 57.58
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University of Chicago Press, 2004. 1st printing of the Second Edition. Tight and unmarked, NF/NF. Full cloth binding. xxiv, 323pp. Very nice dust jacket now in a new mylar cover.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 57.58
The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making
by Johns, Adrian
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780226401225
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- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 21.93
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University of Chicago Press, 1998. 2nd paperback printing. Two small red remainder dots on bottom pag edges, otherwise a clean, tight copy. xxi, 753pp.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 21.93
The House of Twenty Thousand Books
by Abramsky, Sasha
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2017
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781681371139
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- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 10.97
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New York Review of Books, 2017. Clean, tight and unmarked. 359pp.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 10.97
Library: An Unquiet History
by Battles, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2015
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780715636473
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 10.97
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W. W. Norton & Company, 2015. Covers slightly rubbed. Tight and unmarked. 253pp.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 10.97
A History of Reading
by Fischer, Steven Roger
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2019
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781789140682
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 10.97
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Reaktion Books, 2019. Later printing. Tight and unmarked. 438pp.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 10.97
Works of Maurice Sendak 1947-1994: A Collection with Comments
by Hanrahan, Joyce Y.
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 34.27
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Portsmouth: Peter E. Randall, 1995. Crisp and unmarked in full red cloth binding. xii, 93pp. Errata slip tipped-in in back. Nice jacket is lightly hand-soiled. Now in a new mylar cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 34.27
Bibliographers of the Golden State
by Powell, Lawrence Clark
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 13.71
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University of California Press, 1967. Wraps lightly rubbed and toned. Unmarked inside. 29pp.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 13.71
A Factotum in the Book Trade
by Kociejowski, Marius
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2022
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781771964562
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 10.97
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Biblioasis, 2022. Later printing. Tight and unmarked, gently used. 349pp.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 10.97
The Book on the Bookshelf
by Petroski, Henry
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780375406492
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 20.56
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked, NF/NF. 290pp. Very nice unclipped jacket now in a new mylar cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 20.56
Bibles and Bestiaries: A Guide to Illuminated Manuscripts
by Wilson, Elizabeth B.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1994
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780374306854
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 32.90
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. 1st printing. Square and unmarked, NF/NF. Full blue cloth binding. 64pp. Color illustrations throughout. Very nice unclipped jacket in a protective mylar cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Item Price
SGD 32.90
One Thousand Years of Manga
by Koyama-Richard, Brigitte
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9782080300294
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 68.54
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Flammarion, 2007. Square and unmarked. 247pp. In a very nice dust jacket.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Item Price
SGD 68.54
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The Booklover's Answer - TBA No. 16 January-February 1966, Vol. III, No. 4
by Hussey, R. J. Editor
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 47.98
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Webster, NY: R J Hussey, 1966. Stapled binding. Clean and unmarked. Pages 172-239.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Item Price
SGD 47.98
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The Booklover's Answer - TBA No. 17 May-June 1966, Vol. III, No. 5
by Hussey, R. J. Editor
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 47.98
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Webster, NY: R J Hussey, 1966. Stapled binding. Clean and unmarked. Pages 244-299.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Item Price
SGD 47.98
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The Booklover's Answer - TBA No. 12 January-February 1965, Vol. 11, No. 6.
by Hussey, R. J. Editor
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1965
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 27.42
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Webster, NY: R J Hussey, 1965. Stapled binding. Clean and unmarked. 71pp.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Item Price
SGD 27.42
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The Booklover's Answer - TBA No. 15 September-October 1965, Vol. III, No. 3
by Hussey, R. J. Editor
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1965
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 47.98
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Webster, NY: R J Hussey, 1965. Stapled binding. Clean and unmarked. Pages 118-165.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Item Price
SGD 47.98
Testaments of Time: The Search for Lost Manuscripts and Records
by Deuel, Leo
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1965
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 27.42
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. Stated first edition. Prior ownership marks on front flyleaf, else a clean, tight copy. Full cloth binding. 590pp., index. Jaacket is rubbed, with light chipping and short tears. In a new mylar cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
SGD 27.42
Lydia Bailey: A Checklist of Her Imprints (Penn State Series in the History of the Book)
by Nipps, Karen
- Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2013
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780271055718
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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SGD 61.69
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Penn State University Press, 2013. NEW copy, still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Little known today, Lydia Bailey was a leading printer in Philadelphia for decades. Her career began in 1808 - when her husband, Robert, died, leaving her with the family business to manage - and ended in 1861, when she retired at the age of eighty-two. During her career,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 61.69