A Study of Rare Books With Special Reference to Colophons, Press Devices and Title Pages of Interest to the Bibliophile and the Student of Literature
by Mumey, Nolie
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
The Clason Publishing Company. Fair. 1930. Hardcover. Spotting to spine cloth. Some scorch marks visible to edges of paper-covered boards on front, affecting edge of text block, but not interior other than top corner of front endpaper. Some bumping to corners. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. ; Signed and numbered copy (244/1000). Large/heavy book: international buyers may be charged for additional shipping costs.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 572 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Boards and Wraps (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76471
- Title
- A Study of Rare Books With Special Reference to Colophons, Press Devices and Title Pages of Interest to the Bibliophile and the Student of Literature
- Author
- Mumey, Nolie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- The Clason Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1930
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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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...