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In Quest of the Perfect Book
by William Dana Orcutt
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€179.48€161.53
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1926. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6.5". Various. The first trade edition of this illustrated exploration of the 'perfect book', by William Dana Orcutt. The first trade edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'In Quest of the Perfect Book' recounts the author's quest to find the perfect book, from working as an apprentice at the University Press of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Italy and beyond.This is a lovely work exploring the beauty of physical books, with anecdotes of the celebrities the author encountered on this quest, such as Bernard Shaw, Theodore Roosevelt, and Pope Pius XI, and passages on some of the most important works ever printed.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, fifty-seven plates, and in-text illustrations.By book designer and historian William Dana Orcutt. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Only a few very light marks to the boards. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper. Spine is a little sunned. Price label to the tail of the spine. A couple of light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 907P16
- Title
- In Quest of the Perfect Book
- Author
- William Dana Orcutt
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- In Quest of the Perfect Book william dana orcutt italy pilgrimage william dana orcutt
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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