The Book-Hunter Etc.
by Burton, John Hill
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Corners rounded, boards and slipcase lightly worn.
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Corners rounded, boards and slipcase . lightly worn.. 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown wood grain-patterned cloth binding, titled in gilt on spine. Housed in maroon leatherette-covered slipcase. Viii, 384pp. "From the publishers" handwritten on verso of front free endpaper, publisher slip advertising large-paper limited edition bound in between front free endpaper and half-title. Bookseller ticket on rear pastedown endpaper (Burn, 37-38 Kirby Street). A collection of bibliophilic essays, covering the subjects of mighty book-hunters, book scholars, rare book librarians, book clubs, and book collecting. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 55855
- Title
- The Book-Hunter Etc.
- Author
- Burton, John Hill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Corners rounded, boards and slipcase lightly worn.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1862
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Book Collecting
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