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Fore-Edge Painting. A Historical Survey of a Curious Art in Book Decoration (Signed)
by Weber, Carl J. (SIGNED)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/About Fine
- Seller
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harvey House, Inc, 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/About Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND NUMBERED "COPY #102" ON TITLE PAGE BY CARL J. WEBER. ALSO SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON HALF TITLE PAGE BY CARL J. WEBER. Quite a handsome copy, in a near fine dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7538
- Title
- Fore-Edge Painting. A Historical Survey of a Curious Art in Book Decoration (Signed)
- Author
- Weber, Carl J. (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- About Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harvey House, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
Surprise, Arizona
About Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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