Book collecting : a modern guide / edited by Jean Peters
by Peters, Jean
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0835209857
- ISBN 13
- 9780835209854
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
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)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 394333
- Title
- Book collecting : a modern guide / edited by Jean Peters
- Author
- Peters, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- 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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