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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 .
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 - 1930
by Mumey, Nolie
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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
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Denver, Co: The Clason Publishing Co, 1930. Limited Edition. Thick Quarto. Limited to 1000 copies signed by the author. Illustrated with title pages of early bibles, incunabula, horn books, colonial literature, colophons, printer's devices and their mottos, and more. Bound in 1/4 brown cloth over light brown paper covered boards, paper labels to spine and upper board, upper board with a blue rub mark, previous owner's name in pencil, housed in a decorative paper covered clamshell backed in brown cloth, spine lettering gilt. A very good copy.
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- Publisher The Clason Publishing Co
- Place of Publication Denver, Co
- Date Published 1930
- Keywords Colophon Books About Books Incunabula Printer's Marks
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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
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- Hardcover
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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
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- Used - Hinges splitting; light tape stains to endsheets; boards rubbed and worn.
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- First edition; No. 27 of 1000 copies, signed by Nolie Mumey.
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Rochester, New York, United States
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Denver:: The Clason Publishing Company,, 1930.. First edition; No. 27 of 1000 copies, signed by Nolie Mumey.. publisher's quarter cloth over boards with printed paper labels.. Hinges splitting; light tape stains to endsheets; boards rubbed and worn.. Folio,. Illustrated.. William Targ's copy, with his ownership signature, and a typed note signed from him to Van [Allen Bradley?] laid in.
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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 [ASSOCIATION COPY, Signed, 1st Edition]
by Mumey, Nolie
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- Limited/Numbered
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- Hardcover
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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Denver: The Clason Publishing Company, 1930 Signed by the Author, Limited Edition, #553 of 1000 copies, with the armorial bookplate of Author and Publisher "James Mc Donald" bearing the Latin inscription "Nec Tempore Nec Fato". McDonald had a long standing relationship with the Grabhorn Brothers of Arion Press. xvii, [3], 572pp, bound in half cloth and tan paper, top edges red, with the binding and hinges tight, illustrated throughout. Covers show corner wear, light peel to the paper on the front cover. Interior shows small bookstore label for Ayres Book Shop in Boise, Idaho. OVERSIZED.
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