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A Code for the Collector of Beautiful Books. by Robert, Maurice & Frederic Warde (Edit.) - 1936: Preface by Francis de Miomandre. Translated from the French by Jacques LeClerq.

by Robert, Maurice & Frederic Warde (Edit.)

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A Code for the Collector of Beautiful Books.: Preface by Francis de Miomandre. Translated from the French by Jacques LeClerq.

by Robert, Maurice & Frederic Warde (Edit.)

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New York,: The Limited Editions Club,, 1936. 27x17,5 cm., blue cloth spine lettered in gilt, decorated paper boards, very little rubbed on boards, slightly sunned; a nice copy. First American edition originally published under the title "Code de la Bibliophile Moderne" by the Union Latine d'Editions in Paris. Together with a signed letter on his own stationary by the bookdealer Harry W.Schwartz to the former owner (26 typed lines) April 10, 1940.
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  • Publisher The Limited Editions Club,
  • Place of Publication New York,
  • Date Published 1936
  • Pages XIII, 55 pag., including a glossary of terms,

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A CODE FOR THE COLLECTOR OF BEAUTIFUL BOOKS

A CODE FOR THE COLLECTOR OF BEAUTIFUL BOOKS

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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1936. 55p, 10 1/2" x 7", boards, light edge wear o/w vg. Preface by Francis de Miomandre.
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LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 1936 hardback book in good to very good condition,bumped,nicked at edges, very early limited editions club book. Hardcover. Good.
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1936 55 pp. Translated from the French by Jacques LeClercq with a preface by Francis de Miomandre. A discussion of bibliophilia with a dictionary of terms used for typography, paper and binding. Text is clean, tight, unmarked, slightly yellowed. Orange striped boards are bumped at corners, one 1/4" chip missing along front edge. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Decorative Paper. Good/No Jacket as Published.
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NY: Limited Editions Club, 1936. Large 8vo, pp. 55. Translated from the French by Jacques LeClercq, preface by Francis De Miomandre. Paper over boards, cloth spine. Cover bumped at corners and top edge, little worn at edges, o/w VG. Designed by Frederic Warde. A summary of rules for what makes a book de luxe.
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Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Editions Club, NY, 1936. 55 pages, hardbound, boards slightly rubbed else very good condition. .
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New York: The Limited Edition's Club, 1936. With a preface by Francis de Miomandre, & translated by Jacques LeClerq, a lovely edition in orange marbleized board with dark blue spine and tipped-in cover rectangle with title, etc. Spine type gilt, unfortunately slightly marred by small roundish-whitish paint (?) stain partially obscuring the first letter "L" in "Collector," else very good condition. Compenidum of advice for the book collector, including list of terms and explanations. Book designed by Frederic Warde, printed in the Benbo types by the printing office of Yale University Press and bound by the Russell-Rutter Company. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.
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Robert, Maurice & Warde, Frederic. A code for the collector of beautiful books. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1936. Cloth spine and boards. viii, 55pp.
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New York: Limited Edition Club, 1936. 58pp. Special Edition HB with cloth spine and gold imprinting and with specially imprinted and patterned paper covers with a title panel.. Modest edgewear. only printing Clean. 1st Printing. Boards. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1936. Hardcover. Preface by Francis de Miomandre. Translation by Jacques LeClercq. Small 4to. Quarter blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and blue/grey decorative paper over boards with paper label. xiii, 55pp. Very good. A bit of edgewear, else internally tight and fine. Handsome copy of this "Special Publications" title (neither numbered nor signed) of the LEC. NEWMAN A-7.
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by Robert, Maurice and Frederic Warde

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8vo. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1936. 8vo, xiv, 55 pp. Blue cloth spine lettered in gilt, decorated paper boards. Paper rubbed and worn at foot of boards, a few age spot to the endpapers; very good. § Preface by Francis de Miomandre. "This manuscript was originally written by Maurice Robert and published under the title "Code de la Bibliophile Moderne" by the Union Latine d'Editions in Paris. It was translated from the French by Jacques LeClercq. The text was revised for an American audience and the book designed by Frederic Warde.
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