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Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1905. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good +. 8vo. Grey marbled boards with a white cloth spine. Printed for private circulation in an edition of 250. With Mr. Thin's Compliments sheet laid in. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and the spine cloth a touch darkened.
Reminiscences of Booksellers and Bookselling in Edinburgh In the Time of William IV. An Address Delivered To a Meeting of Booksellers' Assistants, in the Hall of the Protestant Institute, Edinburgh, October 1904. by Thin, James - 1905.
by Thin, James
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Reminiscences of Booksellers and Bookselling in Edinburgh In the Time of William IV. An Address Delivered To a Meeting of Booksellers' Assistants, in the Hall of the Protestant Institute, Edinburgh, October 1904.
by Thin, James
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Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1905.. Spine well-worn with some chipping. Boards show light wear, especially at tips. Light spotting to preliminary pages, not affecti. Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1905 Spine well-worn with some chipping Boards show light wear, especially at tips Light spotting to preliminary pages, not affecting frontispiece or text Contents clean and tight Private printing, one of 250 copies printed for private circulation Tipped-in at front gutter is printed sheet (4 1/8 by 6 inches), "With MrThin's Compliments" Beige cloth spine over gray boards, title lettered in gilt on front cover 8vo, 46 pages Frontispiece photo of James Thin in his study Reminiscences of the book trade which Thin entered in 1836 at the age of twelve
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- Keywords Bookselling, Booksellers, Books on Books, Scotland, 19th Century Book Trade.
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[Edinburgh]: printed for private circulation by Oliver & Boyd, 1905. First edition limited to 250 copies, small 4to, pp. 48, [1]; frontispiece portrait; a very good copy in original cloth-backed boards, front cover lettered in gilt. With a long pencil note on the title page by George Berry: "By James Thin (founder of the firm) and read at meeting of Edinburgh Assistant Booksellers Society by his son, George T. Thin. I was the founder of this Society and was present when the address was given."
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