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The Golden Book. The Story of Fine Books and Bookmaking - Past & Presence.
by Douglas C. McMurtrie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Sehr gut
- Seller
-
Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: Pascal Covici, Publisher, 1927 Limited first edition (one of 2000 copies). Pascal Covici Publisher, Chicago 1927. 8 vo., 406 pp. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. With many illustrations in the text.
Book is in very good condition with slightly dusting to spine.Some rubbing to edges and book corners. Former owner's signature and label on ffep.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nik's Bookstore Versandantiquariat
(DE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000304
- Title
- The Golden Book. The Story of Fine Books and Bookmaking - Past & Presence.
- Author
- Douglas C. McMurtrie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Sehr gut
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1. Auflage
- Publisher
- Pascal Covici, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 8° - Oktavformat (bis 25 cm Rü
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Nik's Bookstore Versandantiquariat
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nik's Bookstore Versandantiquariat
Biblio member since 2022
Oestrich-Winkel
About Nik's Bookstore Versandantiquariat
Nik's Bookstore is an online business which is located nearby Frankfurt am Main, Germany. We deliver Rare Books almost worldwide in superb quality. Most of them are scarce First Editions or Illustrated Author's Editions. Nik's Bookstore is member of the PBFA (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association).
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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