Book-Collecting as a Hobby. In a Series of Letters to Everyman. First American Edition.
by Muir, P.H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopft, 1947. . 8vo. 181 pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt, paneled spine and printed dust jacket. Deckled pages. Very good with marginal foxing. Brodart jacket. First American Edition. From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit.
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- Bookseller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19-9467
- Title
- Book-Collecting as a Hobby. In a Series of Letters to Everyman. First American Edition.
- Author
- Muir, P.H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Alfred A. Knopft, 1947.
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....