A Manual of Bibliography, Being an Introduction to the Knowledge of Books, Library Management, and the Art of Cataloguing
by Rogers, Walter Thomas
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/None Issued
- Seller
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Cohoes, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Scribner and Welford, New York, 1891. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Fair/None Issued. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Vellum over boards with gilt stamped illustration on cover,boards have beveled edges, deckle edges, 172 pp. plus ads, color frontispiece of a Zaehnsdorf binding, illustrations in text. Half of backstrip is missing, edges, corners and spine ends rubbed, light soil on covers, owner's signature on flyleaf. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 2 oz. Category: Books on Books; Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001256. .
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- Bookseller
- Dennis Holzman Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001256
- Title
- A Manual of Bibliography, Being an Introduction to the Knowledge of Books, Library Management, and the Art of Cataloguing
- Author
- Rogers, Walter Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- None Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Publisher
- Scribner and Welford
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- BZDB7 NOISBN Walter Thomas Rogers, Bibliography, Cataloguing,Library Management, books about books, book bindings, book collecting Books on Books; Books; A Manual of Bibliography Being an Introduction to the Knowledge of Books Library Management and th
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books;
Terms of Sale
Dennis Holzman Antiques
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About the Seller
Dennis Holzman Antiques
Biblio member since 2003
Cohoes, New York
About Dennis Holzman Antiques
Dennis Holzman Antiques, est. 1975, sells select antiques, hard-to-find & antiquarian books, manuscripts, and autographs both on-line and our Cohoes, N.Y. shop. We take pride in our accurate & complete book descriptions, our fast shipping, and our attention to customer service. All of our on-line books are in stock and ready to ship within 48 hours of receiving your order/payment. We answer all inquiries and welcome your questions. Visit our website: www.holzmanantiques.com
Glossary
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- 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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