Book collecting : a guide to antiquarian and secondhand books / by Stephen Miller
by Miller, Stephen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0952412217
- ISBN 13
- 9780952412212
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
Royston, Hertfordshire : Author & Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description: ix, 190 pages : illustrations, facsimile ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Printing to 1800 -- Paper -- The printed sheet -- Imposition -- Signatures -- The preliminary leaves -- The title page -- Collation and description -- Edition, impression, state and issue -- First edition, limited edition and proof copy -- Binding the book -- Leather bindings -- Cloth bindings -- The dust-jacket -- Signatures, inscriptions and annotations -- Book illustration -- Condition, conservation and repair -- Bibliographies -- Values -- Auctions -- Book fairs -- Catalogues -- Collecting books. Subjects: Book collecting; Bibliophilie; Book collecting ; Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 405751
- Title
- Book collecting : a guide to antiquarian and secondhand books / by Stephen Miller
- Author
- Miller, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0952412217
- ISBN 13
- 9780952412212
- Publisher
- Royston, Hertfordshire : Author & Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association
- Place of Publication
- Royston
- Date Published
- 1994
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
MW Books Ltd.
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Galway
About MW Books Ltd.
MW Books is an academic and antiquarian bookshop with a large stock in core areas such as Early Travel & Exploration, Nineteenth Century Literature, Early Political Economy, Labour and Social History, and Asian and Colonial History. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or comments regarding any item listed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....