Country Life Books, London, first edition, 1976. Cloth, 4to,. 192 pp, 8 pp of plates, some 200 ills. From the blurb : "After introductory sections on how and what to collect and on the history of the book, areas of prime interest to the collector are covered in whole chapters: the book before 1800, children's books, Victorian fiction, illustrated books, modern first editions, natural history, travel and topography, philosophy and religion. A reference section on the care and preservation of books, a glossary of bibliographical terms, a bibliography and an index are also included. The book is illustrated throughout with 200 monochrome pictures integrated with the text, and there are eight colour plates. Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Near Very Good in price-clipped dustwrapper.

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Bookseller: Wykeham Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BIBLIO-14953
Title: The Country Life Book of Book Collecting
Author: Booth, R
Format/Binding: Cloth, 4to,
Book Condition: Used - Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Near Very Good in price-clipped dustwrapper
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0600313786
ISBN 13: 9780600313786
Publisher: Country Life Books, London, first edition, 1976
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1976
Pages: 192 pp, 8 pp of plates, some 200 ills
Keywords: Book collecting children's books, Victorian fiction, illustrated books, modern first editions, natural history, travel and topography, philosophy and religion.care and preservation of books, Booth, Richard 0600313786

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We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.

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