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Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1927. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Stated second printing (same year as the first), very good+ with no dust jacket. Brown cloth is just slightly rubbed and worn at edges. Rear endpapers have small spots of soiling. Top edge of pages is gilt - includes many b&w illustrations and an index; 311 pages. No names or other marking in or on the book; a tight, square copy.
Books and Bidders by Rosenbach, A. S. W - 1927
by Rosenbach, A. S. W
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Books and Bidders
by Rosenbach, A. S. W
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/no dust jacket . First Edition, Published November, 1927. Brown cloth boards with stamped gold lettering and small auction gavel on cover, gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear, slightest hint of fading. Binding is tight and square, no cracking; pages and edges are clean, with gilt top page edges. Small and tasteful previous owner bookplate on front paste down. No other marks. Illustrated with drawings, photos and facsimiles. 311 pages with index.
- Bookseller Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
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- Edition First Edition, First Printing
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Little, Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication Boston
- Date Published 1927
- Keywords book collecting, book auction history, A. S. W. Rosenbach, first edition, book collectors, rare books, antiquarian books
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Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile.
by Rosenbach, A. S. W
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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Books and Bidders : The Adventures of a Bibliophile
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Fayetteville, New York, United States
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Boston: Little, Brown. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Tiny faint crease on front cloth at bottom corner. .
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Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile
by Rosenbach, A. S. W
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Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
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A collection of eight articles by Rosenbach that were published in the "Saturday Evening Post" in the first part of 1927. The 9th article was published in the Atlantic Monthly in October 1927. Complete with a number of b/w photographs including A. Edward Newton, other booksellers and auction autographs. Many illustrations and photographs. One interesting chapter by Rosenbach is entitled "A Million Dollar Bookshelf". Gold topedges, uncut bottom edges and foreedges. A must-have for anyone interested in book collecting.
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Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Little Brown. hardcover. Good. 8x5x1.
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Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile
by ROSENBACH, A.S.W
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Hyattsville, Maryland, United States
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Little Brown, 1927-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. GOOD/NONE. 8x5x1. No DJ. 1927 date on title page, no additional printings. Warm brown cloth with gilt, gilt top edge, 311 uncut pages, B&W illustrations. Clean, tight, no markings. Cloth corner front cover is frayed. Rear top corner is bumped.
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Books and Bidders: None
by A. S. W. Rosenbach
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Honomu, Hawaii, United States
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Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Various. None. None Cloth and gilt cover, top page edge also gilt. Some wear top and bottom of spine. 6.75 x 8.25 x 1.25 inches. Pages printed on the right side only. Beveled boards, gilt on three page sides. Oversized or heavy volume, additional shipping charges will apply. Please ask for additional photos prior to purchasing. We are happy to send additional photos. 2HR
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Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile
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Burlington, Vermont, United States
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Little Brown. hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Hardcover. Very Good condition. Gilt top edge. No jacket. Previous owner name inside. No other markings or writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
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Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile
by A.S.W. Rosenbach
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Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
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Little Brown & Company. Front free end paper has been removed. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1927.
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Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile, with Illustrations
by Rosenbach, A.S.W. [Abraham Simon Wolf]
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Webster, New York, United States
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Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1927. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8x5x1. 2nd printing of trade edition, lacks slipcase. Spine faded, discolored smudge on front board, minor transfer from now-absent tape on endpapers, pencil name (John E. Petrick) on front endpaper. 1927 Hard Cover. xiv, 311 pp. Frontispiece of a page from the Gutenberg Bible, numerous plates throughout text depicting bindings, title pages, manuscripts, bookstores, booksellers, book collectors, auction rooms, etc. Rosenbach was a renowned American book and manuscript collector and dealer, whose collection forms the cornerstone of a museum and library in Philadelphia.
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Books and Bidders: the adventures of a bibliophile
by A. S. W. Rosenbach [signed]
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Newmarket, New Hampshire, United States
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Little, Brown, and Company; Boston, 1927. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good minus. There was a limited issuance of this first edition which was signed and numbered. This the is the first 'trade' edition, but is also signed and dated on slip tipped in at the copyright page. Octavo, 9" tall, xiv + 311 pages + black and white plate pages, gilt top fore-edge and gilt titles on brown cloth. A very good, generally clean and neat hard cover over all with minor shelf wear; binding tight, but paper lightly yellowed. In a very good minus, moderately worn dust jacket, BUT with cloth tape applied to the blank reverse at the top and bottom edges.
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