The Book on the Bookshelf
by Petroski, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0375406492
- ISBN 13
- 9780375406492
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375406492 . The personal copy of Gavin Douglas Ruthven Bridson (12 February 1936 - 10 January 2008) , British bibliographer and librarian, with his bookplate on front pastedown and name signed in pencil on ffep. Mild bumping and edgewear to boards and unclipped DJ protected in mylar. Solid binding and clean text. No ex-lib marks or stamps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 290 pages .
Synopsis
Henry Petroski is the Alexander S.Vesic Professor of Engineering and Professor of History at Duke University, where he also serves as chairman of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.
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Details
- Seller
- Old Editions Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11682
- Title
- The Book on the Bookshelf
- Author
- Petroski, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0375406492
- ISBN 13
- 9780375406492
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- 0375406492
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books On Books;
Terms of Sale
Old Editions Inc.
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About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
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North Tonawanda, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...