First edition. Articles by Trevor Mills, Peter Dance, Brian Carter, Elisabeth Carter and Harold Landry on seven different collecting fields. Well illustrated including many in color. Rubbed along top and bottom. Ink inscription on half-title. 192 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. small 4to..
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR001984489
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Seller: Cracabond Books, Durham, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good condition hardback book published 1976. An ExLibrary book but minimal stamps/labels. Seller Inventory # 004323
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Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
Cloth, 4to, 192 pp, 8 pp of plates, some 200 ills. From the blurb : "After introductory sections on how and what to collect and on the history of the book, areas of prime interest to the collector are covered in whole chapters: the book before 1800, children's books, Victorian fiction, illustrated books, modern first editions, natural history, travel and topography, philosophy and religion. A reference section on the care and preservation of books, a glossary of bibliographical terms, a bibliography and an index are also included. The book is illustrated throughout with 200 monochrome pictures integrated with the text, and there are eight colour plates." Agetoned, otherwise Good in a slightly edgeworn and price-clipped dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # ABE-52580
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Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post. Seller Inventory # mon0000055375
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Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
Cloth, 4to, 192 pp, 8 pp of plates, some 200 ills. From the blurb : "After introductory sections on how and what to collect and on the history of the book, areas of prime interest to the collector are covered in whole chapters: the book before 1800, children's books, Victorian fiction, illustrated books, modern first editions, natural history, travel and topography, philosophy and religion. A reference section on the care and preservation of books, a glossary of bibliographical terms, a bibliography and an index are also included. The book is illustrated throughout with 200 monochrome pictures integrated with the text, and there are eight colour plates." Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Near Very Good in price-clipped dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # ABE-14953
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 192 p., [8] p. of plates ; ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p.182-185. - Includes index. Subjects; Book collecting. Books Collectors' guides. Books. Genre; Illustrated. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 306990
Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
Cloth, 4to, 192 pp, 8 pp of plates, some 200 ills. From the blurb : "After introductory sections on how and what to collect and on the history of the book, areas of prime interest to the collector are covered in whole chapters: the book before 1800, children's books, Victorian fiction, illustrated books, modern first editions, natural history, travel and topography, philosophy and religion. A reference section on the care and preservation of books, a glossary of bibliographical terms, a bibliography and an index are also included. The book is illustrated throughout with 200 monochrome pictures integrated with the text, and there are eight colour plates." Large gift inscription on half-title, otherwise Very Good in lightly used dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # ABE-02757
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Seller: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The dust jacket has minor scuffing around the edges and has faded from brown to green around the spine.The edges of the book have minor tanning and spotting. The page margins have minor tanning. 192 pages with b&w illustrations. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size G: 10"-11" Tall (254-279mm). Seller Inventory # 139769
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Seller: Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, United Kingdom
Hard covers, dust jacket. Condition: V.g. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. Jacket frayed at tip of spine. Weight: 1.0 Language: English. Seller Inventory # 43653
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Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
Cloth, 4to, 192 pp, 8 pp of plates, some 200 ills. From the blurb : "After introductory sections on how and what to collect and on the history of the book, areas of prime interest to the collector are covered in whole chapters: the book before 1800, children's books, Victorian fiction, illustrated books, modern first editions, natural history, travel and topography, philosophy and religion. A reference section on the care and preservation of books, a glossary of bibliographical terms, a bibliography and an index are also included. The book is illustrated throughout with 200 monochrome pictures integrated with the text, and there are eight colour plates." Covers a little rubbed, otherwise Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # ABE-05607
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