Private Presses and Their Books.
by RANSOM, Will
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1929. First edition. One of 1200 copies. Octavo. 493, [1, colophon] pp. Publisher's rust cloth with gilt cover and spine lettering. A very good copy of this still indispensable bibliography.Covers both American and British private presses
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 69835
- Title
- Private Presses and Their Books.
- Author
- RANSOM, Will
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R.R. Bowker Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- 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....