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Reading Matters: Five Centuries of Discovering Books
by Willes, Margaret
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0300127294
- ISBN 13
- 9780300127294
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2008. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large 8vo. xvi + 296 [[, list of 7 Plates - 83 figures, introduction, 9 chapters, appendix, notes, further reading. Index. 6.4" x 9.5" maroon cloth boars, gilt spine letters, in unclipped illustrated DJ wth acetate protector. Binding tight ands quare, pages clean, unmarked, paper well-preserved. No external wear. Text block edges white, even. .
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009625
- Title
- Reading Matters: Five Centuries of Discovering Books
- Author
- Willes, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0300127294
- ISBN 13
- 9780300127294
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven and London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- Large 8vo
- Keywords
- book collectors - england - private libraries United States - book readers
- Bookseller catalogs
- BRITISH HISTORY; BOOKS & PUBLISHING;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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