The New Colophon: A Book Collector's Quarterly. Volume II, Part Six
by Adler, Elmer; Winterich, John T.; Adams, Frederick B. (eds.)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Duschnes Crawford, Inc., 1949 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Periodical. 4to. 107-189 (1), Another Man's Roses by Frederick R. Adams; On Belonging to Clubs by Christopher Morley, illustrated by Richard Erdoes; On Making a Few Books by Alfred A. Knopf; Sadleir Sadleirized by Simon Nowell-Smith; The Typophiles by Deoch Fulton; The Last Word by Wilmarth S. Lewis; The First Famour Print by A. Hyatt Mayor; The Court of Appeals ; Marginalia; Adventures in Typography; notes on contributors. First Edition, June 1949. Owner's embossed stamp on ffep. Age-toned spine with partially age-toned edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Decorative paper-covered boards with black tiltle plate and white & black lettering to front board, and black lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004897
- Title
- The New Colophon: A Book Collector's Quarterly. Volume II, Part Six
- Author
- Adler, Elmer; Winterich, John T.; Adams, Frederick B. (eds.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Periodical
- Publisher
- Duschnes Crawford, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- BOOKS & PUBLISHING BOOK COLLECTING THE NEW COLOPHON ESSAYS
- Bookseller catalogs
- COLLECTING;
- Size
- 4to
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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