BUTTONHOOKS TO TRADE -- TO TREASURE. (Cover title).
by Betensley, Bertha L
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
(Westville, IN: Published by the author), (1971)., (1971).. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed wrappers. The binding is lightly soiled with the spine, the edges of the wraps & the upper section of the front wrap darkened. 35 mechanically reproduced pages. Profuse full-page black-and-white illustrations & textual drawings. Good. <p>Second printing.<p>An illustrated guide for collectors of buttonhooks, with particular reference to the type of handle [ivory, bone, plastic, metal, wooden, silver]. The author notes that buttonhooks used to be frequently given away as a form of advertising by department and chain stores or by individuals with a name stamped on the handle.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35827
- Title
- BUTTONHOOKS TO TRADE -- TO TREASURE. (Cover title).
- Author
- Betensley, Bertha L
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- (Westville, IN: Published by the author), (1971).
- Date Published
- (1971).
- Keywords
- ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES; COLLECTORS' GUIDE; BUTTONHOOKS TO TRADE -- TO TREASURE; BERTHA L. BETENSLEY; TYPES OF HANDLE; ADVERTISING; PROMOTION; ILLUSTRATIONS.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
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