Spine has title and publisher and author in gold gilt. Dust Jacket shows much wear, with dirty spine, tears and mars in places. Front flap has price stamped in red at bottom. Endpapers have a name in ink on verso and a stamp in Chinese. Recto side has stamp in Chinese.. half title page shadow of a square object. Table of contents has a several chapters marked. First page has 5 lines underlined. Rest of book is unmarked. Excellent chapter on size ofbooks, good detailed chapter on how to describe books, modern first s , issues and editions. Rear of book has several blank pages labeled notes. Rear cover of dj lists bibliographies and books of references published by publisher but has several holes in ,rear flap

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Bookseller: acs books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3371
Title: Elements of Book-Collecting
Author: Williams, Iolo A
Format/Binding: Brown corrigated cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Jacket Condition: Fair
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: first
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Elkin Mathews and Marrot
Place of Publication: Bloomsbury London
Date Published: 1927
Pages: 171
Size: 5' x 8"
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: books collecting elements size williams elkin mathews marrot collection issues editions modern first size
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Recto: The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...