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The Magic of the Book by William Dana Orcutt - 1930

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The Magic of the Book by William Dana Orcutt - 1930

The Magic of the Book

by William Dana Orcutt

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Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1930. First. Very Good. A very good copy in brown cloth with gilt titles on spine and ornate gilt borders and titles on front cover Ex library, with several small labels and pin perforation library name on various pages and picture plates But binding is tight and gilt is still clean and bright Slight scuffing on spine ends and corners The book appears to have been very little used No DJ 314 pp.
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  • Publisher Little, Brown & Company
  • Place of Publication Boston
  • Date Published 1930

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The Magic of the Book: More Reminiscences and Adventures of a Bookman

by Orcutt, William Dana

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Boston: Little, Brown & Co.. Very good copy. 1930. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 315 pp. .
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The Magic of the Book:More Reminiscences and Adventures of a Bookman

by ORCUTT, William Dana

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Little Brown & Co, 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.5000 8.8000 6.1000.
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The Magic of the Book: More Reminiscences and Adventures of a Bookman

by Orcutt, William Dana

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Little, Brown & Co, 1930-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x6x1. Boston, 1930; 1st impression of trade edition; COVER ART NOT AS PICTURED IN STOCK PHOTO; brown cloth covered boards; spine edges bumped; brown jacket with edges and corners chipped; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 314 pages.
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Magic of the Book, The

by Orcutt, William Dana

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Boston: Little Brown, 1930. 1st ptg.. Hardcover. Book: Good/DJ: Fair. 8vo.. 314 pp. 6 x 8 3/4. Brown cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on front and spine. Brown dj. Dj is quite worn to tattered; now in transparent liner. No interior damage or markings noted.
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The Magic of the Book: More Reminiscences and Adventures of a Bookman.

by Orcutt, William Dana

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Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1930. First Edition . Hardcover. No Jacket. First trade edition, near fine lacking a dust jacket. Slight wear at edges of cloth, slightly more wear to top of spine. Rear board has a few small scuffs, small bookplate on front pastedown. Brown cloth with ornate gilt designs, top edge of pages also gilt. Includes frontispiece with tissue guard, many illustrations, bibliography, and an index; 314 numbered pages.
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The Magic of the Book

by William Dana Orcutt

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Little, Brown and Company, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. 'Advance reading copy' note laid in on the title page. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean and bright with no markings. minor rubbing to the edges and corners of the brown clothboards.
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The Magic of the Book: More Reminiscences and Adventures of a Bookman

by Orcutt, William Dana

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Boston: Little Brown. 1930. F First Edition Used. H Hardcover. Very Good-. In brown cloth with gilt titling and upper cover decoration, 8vo, 314pp. Illustrated. (shelfwear and dulling to spine, light browning to edges)
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The magic of the book;: More reminiscences and adventures of a bookman (Essay index reprint series)
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The magic of the book;: More reminiscences and adventures of a bookman (Essay index reprint series)

by William Dana Orcutt

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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780836920093 / 0836920090
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Little, Brown, 1930. Hardcover. Used: Good.
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The Magic of the Book

by Orcutt, William Dana

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Little Brown, 1930. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.
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The Magic of the Book

by Orcutt, William Dana

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Good dust jacket
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Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1930. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket (). The jacket has several small edge chips. It is is protected by a removable clear-plastic sleeve. NOT a library discard. 1930. First printing, with "First Impression of the Trade Edition" so stated. Subtitle: "More Reminiscences and Adventures of a Bookman." Has chapters on the Vatican Library, Sweynheym and Pannartz, Bodoni, the language of type, etc. With 70 illustrations, including a tissue-guarded frontispiece in full color. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original brown cloth that is elaborated gilt decorated. Complete with dust jacket.. First Printing of First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 327pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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