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Official Precancel Stamp Catalog, Part 1
by Anonymous
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hoover Brothers, New York, 1940. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Anonymous. Official Precancel Stamp Catalog, Part 1, New York: Hoover Brothers, 1940. Octavo, 16th edition, pp. 581, 11 (ads), black buckram boards with gilt lettering and rules to spine, penciled notes on title page. Includes pricing information. Touch of dust at fore edge, leaves a bit toned, overall very good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; United States; 1940s; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55331. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55331
- Title
- Official Precancel Stamp Catalog, Part 1
- Author
- Anonymous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Hoover Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiques & Collectibles; United States; 1940s; Reference. Unbranded Anonymous Official Precancel Stamp Catalog, Part 1
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Warwick, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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