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THE DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN BOOK PUBLISHING: FROM FOUNDING FATHERS TO TODAY'S CONGLOMERATES.
by Kurian, George Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Jacket
- Seller
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Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975. 386 pp, 11" H. Dark brown simulated leather boards with gold lettering on spine and front board. B&w illustrations. Contents: Founding Fathers and Their Enterprises; Today's Publishing Houses; Conglomerates; Multiple Publishing Houses; Book Trade Associations; Major Prizes, Awards, Events; Appendices: Commonly Used Publishing Abbreviations; A Glossary of Publishing Terms; Bibliography #1 - General Reference, Biographies & Memoirs; Bibliography #2 - Company Histories; Company Addresses; Index. Small corner bumps, minor edge wear, remainder mark on bottom of text block, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, 5" light scratch at top of rear board, a few small light scuff marks on front board.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Capricorn Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28269
- Title
- THE DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN BOOK PUBLISHING: FROM FOUNDING FATHERS TO TODAY'S CONGLOMERATES.
- Author
- Kurian, George Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Publishers, Publishing, United States, American, Book Industry, Reference, Publishing Houses, University Presses, Bibliography.
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History & Travel; Books About Books;
Terms of Sale
Capricorn Books
PAYMENT: ALL PRICES ARE IN $ U.S. We accept the following forms of payment: PayPal (PayPal e-mail is capricornbks@sympatico.ca) Canadian residents will be charged 5% GST on converted amount. SHIPPING: Shipping rates are based upon the weight of a standard size book (8vo) or a large format trade paperback up to 1kg (2.2lbs). Larger, heavier books will be shipped at cost. We will e-mail you a quote for your approval, before we ship. CANADA: Standard (via Expedited Parcel Post): 2 to 20 Business Days - $10.99 U.S. Expedited (via XpressPost): 2 to 3 Business Days - $20.99 U.S. U.S.A.: Standard (Surface Mail): 7 to 13 Business Days - $4.99 U.S. Expedited: 4 to 8 Business Days - $12.99 U.S. INTERNATIONAL : Standard (Tracked Mail): 18 to 25 Business Days - $200.00 U.S., Expedited (Xpress Mail): 13 to 15 Business Days - $300.00 U.S. RETURNS: Books may be returned if not as described within 10 days with prior notice. Please e-mail us prior to returning book - thank you.
About the Seller
Capricorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Oakville, Ontario
About Capricorn Books
Welcome to Capricorn Books. We offer a wide range of used, out-of-print and antiquarian books in most subjects, for readers and collectors alike. Our business opened in 1995, and has been selling on the internet since 1999. We have a general stock with larger catalogues being History & Travel, Military History, Children's, Art & Antiques and Canadiana. All orders are processed promptly. Our goal is to ship your book(s) within 24 hours and notify you when we have done so - we always try to keep you informed. Enjoy your visit!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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