The Book Book: A Compendium of Lists, Quizzes, & Trivia about Books. First edition.
by Gilbar, Steven
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1981. . 8vo. 229 pp. Black paper-covered boards with gilt spine, printed dust jacket and protective brodart cover. Good with marginal dampstaining along first three interior pages and split gutter. First edition.
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- Bookseller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18-2670
- Title
- The Book Book: A Compendium of Lists, Quizzes, & Trivia about Books. First edition.
- Author
- Gilbar, Steven
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1981.
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...