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Books: Their History, Art, Power, Glory, Infamy and Suffering According to Their Creators, Friends and Enemies
by Donaldson, Gerald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0442219016
- ISBN 13
- 9780442219017
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1981. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0442219016 . Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated with B&W and color drawings and reproductions. An informative, lighthearted tribute to books provides a host of trivia, anecdotes, and facts about bookselling, binding, literary figures, rarities, and other miscellaneous data about the history, art, and power of the book. . The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket shows mild shelf-wear, spine sunned, tiny closed tear at bottom of front panel. FINE/VERY GOOD+. . Color and B&W Drawings. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 128 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26616
- Title
- Books: Their History, Art, Power, Glory, Infamy and Suffering According to Their Creators, Friends and Enemies
- Author
- Donaldson, Gerald
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0442219016
- ISBN 13
- 9780442219017
- Publisher
- Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- 0442219016, Books;, Books About Books;, Illustrated Books;, History;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books About Books;
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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