Publishing and bookselling : a history from the earliest times to the present day / by Frank Arthur Mumby ... with a bibliography by W.H. Peet
by Mumby, Frank Arthur (1872-1954)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : J. Cape, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 480 pages frontispiece, illustrations, plates, portraits 23 cm. Notes: Published 1910 under title: The romance of book selling. Subjects: Booksellers and bookselling Great Britain; Publishers and publishing Great Britain; Booksellers and bookselling ; Bibliography.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 395514
- Title
- Publishing and bookselling : a history from the earliest times to the present day / by Frank Arthur Mumby ... with a bibliography by W.H. Peet
- Author
- Mumby, Frank Arthur (1872-1954)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : J. Cape
- Date Published
- 1930
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