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Ventures in Book Collecting
by Arnold, William Harris
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Good. Octavo. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. Published September 1923 stated on copyright page. xvii, [3], 356pp. Frontis & 16 other plate, in addition to many illustrations in text. Grey paper over black cloth, gilt vertical stripe separating them near spine gutter, gilt spine text. Deckled page edges. Small bookseller's stamp on front end page (Chas. E. Lauriat Co. of Boston). Binding is tight, sturdy and square. Light shelfwear to boards, mainly at corners, gilt spine text remains bright. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Text is very good throughout, some foxing to interior pages. Moderate amount of shelfwear to dust jacket, a few small chips around edges, top corner of inner flap torn. DJ protected in Mylar wraps. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 248533
- Title
- Ventures in Book Collecting
- Author
- Arnold, William Harris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Date Published
- 1923-01-01
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BKSBKS
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The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
Biblio member since 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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