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World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since April 6, 2009
1968. First American Edition. 112 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations and plates. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages, plates and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Last plate is detached but still present. Heavy scuffing marks to pastedowns and free endpapers. Hinges are heavily cracked with exposed netting. Ink stamp inscription and pen marks to top and bottom edges textblock. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear and pen marks to boards. Seller Inventory # 1722860145LEE
Title: Package and Print: The Development of ...
Publisher: Clarkson N.Potter, Inc
Publication Date: 1968
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Seller Inventory # wbs2381325692
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # mon0003916128
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Profusely illustrated (illustrator). 1st. 4to, 112 pp.+plates Very good copy in very good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 099603
Seller: Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, U.S.A.
HC. B&W and color illustrations (illustrator). 208pp The first book on the history of packaging, and fascinating with great illustrations. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). Seller Inventory # 038218
Seller: Silent Way Books, Glenside, PA, U.S.A.
Oversized Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book and dust jacket in excellent overall condition. Blacked out notation on front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Seller Inventory # 020825
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Ex-library copy. American first edition (as stated; preceded by 1967 British edition). 112 pages plus 96 unnumbered pages of b/w plates. Hardcover: H 28.5cm x L 22cm. Laminated dust jacket with shelf sticker affixed near spine heel, flaps taped down over boards. Khaki colored cloth. Some surface peeling to front pastedown from removal of library stickers; discard stamp, partial sticker, and pencil notation on front free endpaper; discard stamp and pencil notations on title page; library pocket removed from rear free endpaper. Color frontispiece plus three other color plates and numerous illustrations within text. More than 200 b/w images in rear plate section. Davis reviews the social history of packaging, the materials of packaging including pottery, glass, paper, foil, wood, cardboard, and metal, as well as package design. Bibliography. Index. Although the book favors British labeling designs, there are numerous American examples as well. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.5 pounds (1.58 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. Seller Inventory # PXZP-10146
Seller: WellRead Books, Shamong, NJ, U.S.A.
Stated First American Edition; 4to.; cloth covered boards, hardcover; black and white and color illustrations; page edges are lightly sunned else a very good clean tight copy in a very good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 42141
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Over 200 black and white illustrations and 4 color plates. First American edition. Some scattered foxing, else very good in a very good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 46189
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing quarto hardback 208 pages Illustrated with many colour and monochrome plates. Fine condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions. Nice copy. Seller Inventory # 079753
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: David Strauss, FOLKINGHAM, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 280 x 220 mm. 112 pp. & [96] of illustrations. Clothbound. A very good bright copy free from ownership inscriptions in like dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 33149
Quantity: 1 available