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Berkeley: (Ian Jackson), 2000 2023-06-28. First Edition. Paperback. Fine . 89 pp., bw ill., 8vo.. Bright, sharp copy. : Well packaged, ships with tracking.
The Key to Serendipity: How to Buy Books from Peter B. Howard (Vol. One) AND The Key to Serendipity: How to Buy Books In Spite of Peter B. Howard (Vol. Two) by Ian Jackson - 2001
by Ian Jackson
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The Key to Serendipity: How to Buy Books from Peter B. Howard (Vol. One) AND The Key to Serendipity: How to Buy Books In Spite of Peter B. Howard (Vol. Two)
by Ian Jackson
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Berkeley, CA: Self-published, 2001. Original wraps. Very Good +. Ann Arnold. Charming guide by renowned Bay Area bookseller and collector Ian Jackson (with an assist from his son Arnold and illustrations by his wife Ann) on the dos and don'ts of taking on legendary (and legendarily prickly) bookseller Peter Howard and his formidable Serendipity Books of Berkeley, CA. Here we have the first 2 of 3 volumes issued. Vol. One ("How to Buy Books from Peter B. Howard") is the February 2001 2nd edition and Vol. Two ("How to Buy Books in Spite of Peter B. Howard") is the 2000 1st edition. Both volumes, in their pictorial wrappers, are crisp and VG+. Both have one very thin band of gum residue from where a rubber band had been pressed against them for a long time but, otherwise, are near-pristine. Octavos, VOL. ONE INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR IAN JACKSON at the front free endpaper.
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- Book Condition Used - Very Good +
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- Publisher Self-published
- Place of Publication Berkeley, CA
- Date Published 2001
- Keywords rare books on books, rare bookseller biographies
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The Key to Serendipity: Volume Two. How to Find Books in Spite of Peter B. Howard by Three Grasshoppers
by Jackson, Ian
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The Key to Serendipity: How to Buy Books from Peter B. Howard (Vol. One)
by Ian Jackson
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Berkeley, CA: Self-published, 2001. Original wraps. Very Good +. Ann Arnold. Charming guide by renowned Bay Area bookseller and collector Ian Jackson (with an assist from his son Arnold and illustrations by his wife Ann) on the dos and don'ts of taking on legendary (and legendarily prickly) bookseller Peter Howard and his formidable Serendipity Books of Berkeley, CA. Here we have the 1st volume of 3 issued. Vol. One ("How to Buy Books from Peter B. Howard") is the February 2001 2nd edition and is crisp and VG+, with one very thin band of gum residue from where a rubber band had been pressed against the front panel. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR IAN JACKSON to a former San Francisco bookseller at the front free endpaper.
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