The Magic of the Book: More Reminiscences and Adventures of a Bookman
by Orcutt, William Dana
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Little, Brown. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1930. First Edition :. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, elaborate gilted covers , top edge gilt, tight binding, clean unmarked pages, covers have a scintilla of shelfwear, else NFINE in NFINE DJ, now in clear mylar jacket protector. Bright copy. Colored frontis and Illustrated throughout. Very desirable; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mossback Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29074
- Title
- The Magic of the Book: More Reminiscences and Adventures of a Bookman
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition :
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- BOOK Magic; Illustrated Cover
Terms of Sale
Mossback Books
books sent by Media mail @$4.25 first book $3 each book thereafter; average size Air mail @$8.25 within midwest-zone(west-coast zone-$10.50) first book. Heavy books quote for air mail. Books can be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason but with prior notice given to the seller. Foreign sales need to obtain a quote for postage.
About the Seller
Mossback Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About Mossback Books
Sales through the internet and at book shows in the midwest.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...