The London bookshop: being part two of a pictorial record of the antiquarian book trade, portraits & premises / Richard Brown & Stanley Brett
by Brown, Richard (1932-). Brett, Stanley. Muir, Percy (1894-1979)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0900002239
- ISBN 13
- 9780900002236
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 1 volume : illustrations, portraits; 19 x 25 cm. Subjects; Bookselling history. Antiquarian booksellers. Pictorial works. Street scenes. Retail premises. Brett, Stanley. Muir, Percy H. (Percy Horace) (1894-1979). Brown, Richard (1932-).
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 406360
- Title
- The London bookshop: being part two of a pictorial record of the antiquarian book trade, portraits & premises / Richard Brown & Stanley Brett
- Author
- Brown, Richard (1932-). Brett, Stanley. Muir, Percy (1894-1979)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0900002239
- ISBN 13
- 9780900002236
- Publisher
- Pinner: Private Libraries Association
- Place of Publication
- Pinner
- Date Published
- 1977
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- Rubbing
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