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Book collecting : a modern guide / edited by Jean Peters

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Book collecting : a modern guide / edited by Jean Peters

by Peters, Jean

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New York : R.R. Bowker Company, 1983. 4th edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy with some scattered foxing in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright and strong. Physical description: xix, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-271) and index. Contents: What book collecting is all about / William Matheson -- Buying books from dealers / Robin G. Halwas -- Buying at auction / Robert A. Wilson -- The antiquarian book market / Robert Rosenthal -- The art and craft of collecting manuscripts / Lola L. Szladits -- Descriptive bibliography / Terry Belanger -- fakes, forgeries, facsimiles, and other oddities / Joan M. Friedman -- Physical care of books and manuscripts / Willmam Spawn -- Organizing a collection / Jean Peters -- Appraisal / Katherine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab -- The book collector in the world of scholarship / Susan O. Thompson -- The literature of book collecting / G. Thomas Tanselle. Subjects: Book collecting; Bibliophilie; Books Collectors and collecting; Book collecting Addresses, essays, lectures; Book collecting essays.

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Bookseller
MW Books Ltd. IE (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Book collecting : a modern guide / edited by Jean Peters
Author
Peters, Jean
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
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Edition
4th edition
ISBN 10
0835209857
ISBN 13
9780835209854
Publisher
New York : R.R. Bowker Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1983

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