MODERN BOOK COLLECTING.
by WILSON, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First edition. Inscribed (to the bibliographer Barry Bloomfield) and signed by the author, the New York bookseller, Robert A. Wilson. A clearly laid-out guide for the novice first edition collector - with chapters on what, how, who, dealers, auctions, condition, identification, bibliographies, housing, fakes, investment, disposing, definitions, etc. Demy 8vo (22cm). xiv,(272)pp. Illustrations. Original cloth; very good in the dust-jacket, also very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24144
- Title
- MODERN BOOK COLLECTING.
- Author
- WILSON, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1980.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bibliography, Book Collecting
Terms of Sale
Ash Rare Books
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About the Seller
Ash Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
London
About Ash Rare Books
Ash Rare Books. Founded in 1946 and long one of London's more interesting small book businesses. Owned and run by Laurence Worms, former President of the ABA.
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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...