Second Impression: Rural Life with a Rare Bookman Tapa dura - 1995

Hardback. Good.

Oak Knoll Press. New in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0907961088 . x + 350pp, illustrated, bound in grey cloth with fine dustwrapper. New book originally published at £17.95; Octavo .

Oak Knoll Press & Werner Shaw, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved pictorial dust jacket, 350pp.

Werner Shaw & Oak Knoll Press, 1995. Book. Near Fine. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a near fine tightly bound copy in a near fine pictorial dust wrapper, the text is clean and unmarked, 350pp.

Werner Shaw, London / Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, first edition, 1995. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. x, 350 pp, ills. From the blurb: "In 'The Company We Kept' Barbara Kaye told the story of how the old established antiquarian book firm of Elkin Mathews survived the war years after evacuation to rural Essex in 1939. Now she carries on the story from 1945 to 1955, when Elkin Mathews expanded and her bibliophile husband, Percy Muir, became increasingly involved in the national and international politics of the antiquarian book trade. It was during this time that the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) was formed and the description of Percy Muir's part in this process provides a fascinating account of an historic event. Percy Muir became president of the ILAB in 1950 and on his retirement from office he was unanimously elected Life President of Honor. The Muirs' commitment to the ILAB meant they were often traveling to Europe to attend the annual conferences, which they… Leer más

Werner Shaw, London / Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, first edition, 1995. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. x, 350 pp, ills. From the blurb: "In 'The Company We Kept' Barbara Kaye told the story of how the old established antiquarian book firm of Elkin Mathews survived the war years after evacuation to rural Essex in 1939. Now she carries on the story from 1945 to 1955, when Elkin Mathews expanded and her bibliophile husband, Percy Muir, became increasingly involved in the national and international politics of the antiquarian book trade. It was during this time that the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) was formed and the description of Percy Muir's part in this process provides a fascinating account of an historic event. Percy Muir became president of the ILAB in 1950 and on his retirement from office he was unanimously elected Life President of Honor. The Muirs' commitment to the ILAB meant they were often traveling to Europe to attend the annual conferences, which they… Leer más

New Castle DE: Oak Knoll, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. ...provides a lively and entertaining account of the antiquarian book world and English village life in the post-war years." 350 pages; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2

London: Werner Shaw, 1995. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/very good. gray cloth, black lettering, dust jacket, 350 pp Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press & Werner Shaw, 1995. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/very good. gray cloth, black lettering, dust jacket, 350 pp inscribed by the author on the front endpaper letters from the author laid in Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

Oak Knoll Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. First Edition. Very good or better in near fine jacket. Signed by Kaye on title page. Minor looseness of the spine with very minor wear to grey cloth at head of spine. Else, a tight and clean copy.