A COLLECTOR'S DECABIBLON: An Address to the Annual Meeting of Gleeson Library Associates April 23, 1972.
by Strouse, Norman H
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- first
- Condition
- Near fine in stapled gray wrappers.
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About This Item
San Francisco:: Privately Printed,, 1972.. First edition -. Near fine in stapled gray wrappers. . First printing. An entertaining speech in which this collector reminiscences about books, collections and booksellers, including his purchases from the 1948 auction of Mosher's own library, incunabula, booksellers like David Magee, and much more. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. One of 200 copies specially printed for private distribution by the author, out of a total printing of 1,000 copies. 21 pp.
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- Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43425
- Title
- A COLLECTOR'S DECABIBLON: An Address to the Annual Meeting of Gleeson Library Associates April 23, 1972.
- Author
- Strouse, Norman H
- Format/Binding
- First edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in stapled gray wrappers.
- Publisher
- Privately Printed,
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco:
- Date Published
- 1972.
- Keywords
- book collecting, mosher press, fine press, ephemera,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books about books;
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- Incunabula
- Incunabula (incunable or incunabulum) refers to a book printed before 1501 - a pamphlet, a book or document that was not...
- Wrappers
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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