Books and Pipeds
by Starrett, Vince
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Arvada, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Argus, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Fun interesting commentary on living with books by Sherlock Holmes enthusiast and bibliographer of several authors works. Previous Denver bookcollector's stamp on front free endpaper and an unnamed bookplate on pastedown. Bright red dust jacket has the $3.50 price on flap. A 2x1/2" chip on rear panel and smaller chips on spine tips.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17707
- Title
- Books and Pipeds
- Author
- Starrett, Vince
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Argus
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- books on books,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language Arts;
Terms of Sale
Old Algonquin Books
Books are sent in the U.S. via media mail unless requested otherwise. We accept returns in same condition within three weeks for any reason (please email first) and the price of the book will be refunded. If we have misdescribed the book, postage both ways will also be refunded.
About the Seller
Old Algonquin Books
Biblio member since 2006
Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...