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In Quest of the Perfect Book
de Orcutt, William Dana
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Good
- Librería
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Stanley, New York, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1926. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Trade Edition (stated).. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1926. First Trade Edition (stated). Fine/Good. Stated First Trade edition in scarce original unclipped dust jacket. Decorated American trade binding. Clean brown cloth boards with gold decoration and lettering on cover, gold lettering with very small decoration on spine. No fraying, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean blank endpapers - no names, writing or marks; top page edges are gilt. Beautiful color frontispiece illustration with clean printed tissue guard (Queen Mary's Psalter). Thoroughly illustrated. 317 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped, has some shallow edge chipping, 4" closed diagonal tear on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Accompany the author throughout his quest of the perfect book, to meet interesting people and become acquainted with the fascinations the book possesses as the product of an art. Unusual personal anecdotes and appealing romance enliven the authoritative presentation of the subject..
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Detalles
- Librería
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 026197
- Título
- In Quest of the Perfect Book
- Autor
- Orcutt, William Dana
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Edición
- First Trade Edition (stated).
- Editorial
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1926
- Palabras clave
- BOOKS ON BOOKS, BOOK ARTS, WILLIAM DANA ORCUTT, DECORATED AMERICAN TRADE BINDING, DATB, COLLECTING, BOOKSELLERS, SELLING
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Books on Books/publishing; Decorated American Trade Binding;
Términos de venta
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
Customer satisfaction is #1 with Old Scrolls Book Shop. We carefully select our inventory and strive to offer clean, quality books and to give accurate and detailed descriptions. If you are not happy with your purchase for any reason, books may be returned (properly packaged and in same condition as shipped) within 30 days for a full refund. Please call (585-355-6971) or e-mail us at (info@oldscrolls.com) if there is a problem with a book.
Sobre el vendedor
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
Miembro de Biblio desde 2003
Stanley, New York
Sobre Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
Quality used, rare and out-of-print books. We are available 24 hours by E-mail. By phone, 9:00am - 6:00pm 585-355-6971. Books are carefully packaged, bubble wrapped and boxed for shipment. Our shipping days are M-F. Orders are shipped within one business day from time order is received. Shop is open Monday-Sunday 9:00 am-8:30 pm. Customers may set up appointment for private viewing. If further information on a book is required, e-mail info@oldscrolls.com or phone 585-355-6971. Digital photos available if none are present or if you need additional photos.
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
