Book Collecting
by Ahearn, Allen
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399140492
- ISBN 13
- 9780399140495
- Seller
-
Canton, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1.99#; P3; A; 7/17/4;
Synopsis
Allen and Patricia Ahearn operate the Quill & Brush bookstore in Dickerson, Maryland, and online at www.QBbooks.com, where they specialize in first editions and other fine books. The business was started in 1976, although they have been buying and selling first editions since the mid-1960s. Their previous book is Book Collecting 2000 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charing Cross Road Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20072442
- Title
- Book Collecting
- Author
- Ahearn, Allen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0399140492
- ISBN 13
- 9780399140495
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
Terms of Sale
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All book items are guaranted to be as listed, to include condition, if not satisfied return the book in its orginal packaging with an explanation or reason for the return
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...