In Quest of the Perfect Book
by Orcutt, William Dana
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Octavo. Hardcover. Brown cloth with gilt borders, designs and title on the front cover. 316 pages. Color frontispiece, illustrated. Gilt top edge. Light edgewear. A couple of small spots on the spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19173
- Title
- In Quest of the Perfect Book
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Books on Books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
Glossary
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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
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...