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(London: Cambridge University Press, 1949). 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped dustwrapper; pp. xii + 201, incl. index. Dustwrapper a little edgeworn and partially tanned; trace of light foxing. Good to very good condition. 'The grace and wit of these Sandars Lectures in Bibliography for 1947 will recommend them to others besides the confirmed bibliophile, perhaps even to those who in echoing Housman's "Bibliophiles, an idiotic class" have dared to deny the civilised appeal to eye, heart, mind and imagination of the pursuit. Certainly they will be of real interest to collectors, antiquarians, booksellers, librarians and bookmen in general.' .

New York: R.R. Bowker Co, 1948. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 203 pages. First U.S. edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Near fine. Two main sections; the evolution of book collecting and the method of book collecting. A classic book in the field.

New York: R.R. Bowker Co, 1948. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 203 pages. First U.S. edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Minor fading to spine, minor wear to spine ends and corners. Else a very good copy. Two main sections; the evolution of book collecting and the method of book collecting. A classic book in the field.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,, 1949. 8vo., Second Impression; original ochre cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean, crisp copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly soiled and browned at backstrip. A much-loved standard reference. Published a year after the first edition.

Cambridge University Press. FREE U.K. Shipping. FAMILY Business. FIRST Class Service. Full refund if not totally satisfied. 1949 FIRST Hardback edition, Second Impression corrected. Complete with dust jacket, . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2nd Printing. 1949.

New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1948. 203 pages. Bottom edges at back of book lightly bumped, otherwise pages good condition. Beige cloth, red title on spien. Edges and corners show light wear. Corners bumped. Maroon and beige DJ with white title. DJ has large chip at bottom corner and other small chips, edges worn. VG/GOOD. Hard Cover.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2014. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 201 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1948. x., 199 pages. Minor wear, bumping to covers, some spotting internally and to edges, edgewearspotting, soiled spine to unclipped dustjacket. [761]. First Edition.. Red Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 225mm. x 150mm.. Book.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2014. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 201 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Originally published in 1948, this book contains the text of the Sandars Lectures in Bibliography for the previous year. Carter reflects upon the evolution and method of book collecting from the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1940s, and meditates on what it means to be a book collector.

C.U.P, 1948-01-01. Unknown Binding. Acceptable. in x in x in. Hardback with dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear and dust cover damage but still useable, colouring of page edges and dust cover due to age.