American First Editions: Bibliographic Check Lists of the Works of One Hundred and Five American Authors [SIGNED LIMITED]
by Johnson, Merle (editor)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Not Issued
- Seller
-
Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1929. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. Signed By Editor. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED LIMITED. First edition of this classic work of American bibliography. Full brown morocco, five raised bands with gilt spine compartments, bordered in gilt, gilt dentilled edges, deckled text block edges with top edge in gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 50 tall copies signed by Johnson on front blank verso. Leather rubbed along joints and at corners. viii,242 pp..
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- Bookseller
- Saucony Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 056697
- Title
- American First Editions: Bibliographic Check Lists of the Works of One Hundred and Five American Authors [SIGNED LIMITED]
- Author
- Johnson, Merle (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- R. R. Bowker Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography, Books on Books, Printing;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Saucony Book Shop
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania
About Saucony Book Shop
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....