ABC for Book Collectors - Hardcover

Carter, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0938768301 ISBN 13: 9780938768302

Publisher: Oak Knoll Press, 1992

Synopsis

Reprint of sixth edition with additions and corrections by Nicolas Barker. See S-K 1602 for binding references. Shaken! Unsophisticated! Harleian Style! Fingerprint! Yapp! Dentelle! Can you define these terms? If not this is the book for you! John Carter's ABC For Book Collectorshas long been established as the most enjoyable as well as the most informative reference book on the subject. Here in over 450 alphabetical entries, ranging in length from a single line to several pages, may be found definition and analysis of the technical terms of book collecting and bibliography, interspersed with salutary comment on such subjects as auctions, condition, facsimiles and fakes, `points', rarity, etc. This sixth edition incorporates corrections and amendments already prepared by John Carter before his death and includes a number of other entries. The ABC For Book Collectorsthus retains its character as the one indispensable guide to book collecting. Fourth printing of American sixth edition. 219 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 12mo..

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Review:

This seventh edition of John Carter's classic text contains in-depth descriptions of every aspect of antique and modern book collecting from A to Z. All terms are alphabetized for quick reference, including how to take care of pigskin, morocco, or Russian leather, how to tell japon vellum from India proof paper and how to determine "very good copy" in a collectible volume. For first edition collectors, Carter's definition of "follow the flag" explains the historical issues surrounding first and native first texts. The book's pages are charmingly labeled, showing you exactly where the half-title and tailpiece are located and what a printer's imprint page looks like.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oak Knoll Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0938768301
• ISBN 13: 9780938768302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 219