Guide to Use of Dewey Decimal Classification; Based on the Practice of the Decimal Classification Office at the Library of Congress
by Not Stated
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Forest Press of Lake Placid Club Education Foundation, Essex County, New York, 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. IV, 5-136 pages, last 3 pages blank intentionally, preface by Godfrey Dewey, President, Forest Press, Inc, foreword by Wyllis E. Wright, Chairman, Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee, introduction by Benjamin H. Custer, Editor Dewey Decimal Classification Office, and bibliography. Red coloured boards with gilt titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black coloured tint to the top text block edge. A guide on how to use the Dewey decimal system for cataloguing books. Minor bumping to the lower backstrip edge and rubbing to the book corners. Rubbing to the book edges. A few marks to the endpapers along with some browning and light age toning of the internal text. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Technical; Inventory No: 0108148. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0108148
- Title
- Guide to Use of Dewey Decimal Classification; Based on the Practice of the Decimal Classification Office at the Library of Congress
- Author
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Forest Press of Lake Placid Club Education Foundation
- Place of Publication
- Essex County, New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Dewey Decimal Classification -- Guide, Library Classification Books on Books; Technical; Unbranded Not Stated Guide to Use of Dewey Decimal Classification; Based on the Practice of the Decimal Classification Office at the Library of Congress
- Bookseller catalogs
- Technical;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.