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CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH BOOK COLLECTORS As also of some Foreign Collectors Whose Libraries were incorporated in English Collections or whose Books are chiefly met with in England.
by Burridge, Edward; Clarke, Frederick; et al. Quaritch, Bernard; editor
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Burt Franklin, (1968)., (1968).. Good. - Large octavo, red cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is slightly rubbed. The section on each collector is separately paginated. Illustrated with black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece portrait of Bernard Quaritch, portraits of book collectors and facsimiles. The book has a slightly musty odor. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94494
- Title
- CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH BOOK COLLECTORS As also of some Foreign Collectors Whose Libraries were incorporated in English Collections or whose Books are chiefly met with in England.
- Author
- Burridge, Edward; Clarke, Frederick; et al. Quaritch, Bernard; editor
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Burt Franklin, (1968).
- Date Published
- (1968).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BOOK COLLECTING; CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH BOOK COLLECTORS AS ALSO OF SOME FOREIGN COLLECTORS WHOSE LIBRARIES WERE INCORPORATED IN ENGLISH COLLECTIONS OR WHOSE BOOKS ARE CHIEFLY MET WITH IN ENGLAND; EDWARD BURRIDGE; FRE
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- Books-on-Books;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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