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ABC for Book Collectors
by Carter, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very good +
- ISBN 10
- 0394414039
- ISBN 13
- 9780394414034
- Seller
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Arvada, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1990. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good +. Fifth edition, revised, of book first published in 1952. The technical terms used in bibliography and antiquarian bookseller's catalogues. Greatl reference for book collectors and dealers. Brown cloth boards, Cream colored dust jacket is slightly faded at spine, but print is bright.
Synopsis
A must for every bibliophile, no matter your collecting interest. Often reprinted and updated, ABC is the comprehensive reference work for book collectors and dealers everywhere.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15475
- Title
- ABC for Book Collectors
- Author
- Carter, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394414039
- ISBN 13
- 9780394414034
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- book collecting, reference, terminology, definitions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference;
Terms of Sale
Old Algonquin Books
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About the Seller
Old Algonquin Books
Biblio member since 2006
Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...