The Price-Codes of the Book-Trade. A Preliminary Guide.
EXHUMATION / JACKSON, Ian
Published by Ian Jackson, Berkkeley
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2010, 31pp. comes with 3 leafs: addenda+clarification+erratum. Softcover. 21,5x14cm. In very good condition. Seller Inventory # 67045
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Publisher: Ian Jackson, Berkkeley
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THE PRICE-CODES OF THE BOOK-TRADE. A PRELIMINARY GUIDE
Published by
Ian Jackson,, Berkeley,, 2010
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Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp 31Large format paperback. Original publisher's off white printed covers.Glossary of price-codes used by antiquarian booksellers to mark prices on books (usually a note of their cost), usually consisting of 10 letters or symbols devised by dealers to replace the numbers 0 to 9. Loosely inserted a flyer for the boo, an addenda leaf and errata leaf about Heritage Book Shop in L.A. Fine. Seller Inventory # C84424
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The Price-Codes of the Book-Trade: A Preliminary Guide
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Ian Jackson, USA, 2010
Used
Paperback
First Edition
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A fascinating historical explanation of the cryptic characters often pencilled by booksellers inside their used books. 31 pages. Index. Laid-in is a one-page sheet entitled "Homeless Price Codes - A list of code-words not known to be in use in the book-trade, published for the assistance of code-seekers whose invention has failed them." Clean and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Author was a highly-regarded bookseller.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Book Trade Price Codes. Seller Inventory # 333h1758
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