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.

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Title

The Country Life Book of Book Collecting.

Publisher

Country Life Books, London, first edition, 1976

Publication Date

1976

ISBN 10

0600313786

ISBN 13

9780600313786

Binding

Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Book Collecting and Collectors

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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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