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A Rare Book Saga; the autobiography of H.P. Kraus
de Kraus, H.P
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Collectible Good/good +
- ISBN 10
- 0399120645
- ISBN 13
- 9780399120640
- Librería
-
Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978. First Edition. Cloth. Collectible Good/good +. Octavo, 386 pages. Unstated first edition. Inscribed and signed by author, dated September 9, 1979 on half-title page. Inscription mostly illegible: "To ****** and ****** ****** with compliments, Hans." Black cloth-covered boards with gilt accents and light bumping. Firm binding; no loose pages. Slightly cocked spine. Lightly tanned pages and edges; a few small marks on the edges. Dust jacket with sunned spine, chips and small tears; encased in a clear, protective cover. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States. Hans Peter Kraus (1907 - 1988) was an Austrian-born international rare book dealer in the second half of the 20th century and "in a league" with other rare book dealers such as Bernard Quaritch and A.S.W. Rosenbach. Kraus specialized in medieval illuminated manuscripts, incunables and books of the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Wayside Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 11352
- Título
- A Rare Book Saga; the autobiography of H.P. Kraus
- Autor
- Kraus, H.P
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Collectible Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- good +
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0399120645
- ISBN 13
- 9780399120640
- Editorial
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1978
- Palabras clave
- 'books about books'
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Wayside Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2021
Pittsburg, Kansas
Sobre Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
