A History of the Printed Book: Being the Third Number of The Dolphin
by Wroth, Lawrence C. (ed.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1938 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 4to. xv (i), 507 (36). Limited First Edition, 1938. 1 of 1800 copies. Small "Carl Genette Historic Archives" stamp on ffep with no other markings. Sightly rubbed boards with lightly embrowned endpapers and bottom and fore- text block. No markings, tight binding, clean and white. 9" x 12.25". Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and blackish-maroon top text block edge..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005849
- Title
- A History of the Printed Book: Being the Third Number of The Dolphin
- Author
- Wroth, Lawrence C. (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- BOOKS & PUBLISHING HISTORY THE PRINTED BOOK REFERENCE HISTORIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- BOOKS & PUBLISHING;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
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