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THE SMALL, SELECT LIBRARY OF PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER: Six hundred years of Significant Literature, 1299-1899
by Webster, Paul Francis
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Beverly Hills, California: Published by the author, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Unpaginated. Describes 107 books; 107 plates (plate 51 in color as frontispiece). Bound in red wove cloth, gilt lettering on spine and cover. 9.75" x 7.25" Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free-endpaper: "To...with the admiration and respect of Paul Francis Webster." For private distribution, printed at the Courier Press, Leamington.
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- Bookseller
- R & A Petrilla
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039734
- Title
- THE SMALL, SELECT LIBRARY OF PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER: Six hundred years of Significant Literature, 1299-1899
- Author
- Webster, Paul Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Published by the author
- Place of Publication
- Beverly Hills, California
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- book collecting; collectors; california; songwriters; lyricists
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- Books on Books;
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R & A Petrilla
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About the Seller
R & A Petrilla
Biblio member since 2004
Roosevelt, New Jersey
About R & A Petrilla
Established 1970, we are generalist antiquarian booksellers. We specialize in old and unusual books, manuscripts, and ephemera. We no longer sell at book fairs. Please see the catalogs on our website, or browse our stock for your interests. We are grateful for your orders. Thank you. -- Bob & Alison Petrilla Professional affiliations: American Antiquarian Society, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Library Company of Philadelphia, Philobiblon Club.
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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