Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Those of you who use McBride's Guide to Identifying and Collecting First Editions know that it is a bit skimpy regarding pre-1922, and this is its antidote. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, a bit sunned from dark green to brown on spine, clean but for fine bookplate inside front flap, lightly foxed endpapers, minimal rubbing to extremities. 62 pp. of bio-bibliographical information for both British and American publishers. Critical note at the outset regarding the coming to consensus among members of the general public of the term "edition" as opposed to "issue" or "impression." From the personal library of Mr. Robert Allen, bookseller and appraiser and also editor of a number of volumes of the The Eighteenth Century: a current bibliography in a project headed at the University of Southern California. From his personal library as conveyed to me by his widow, Ms Priscilla (Brownie) Allen.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

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Bookseller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 356329
Title: First Editions of To-Day and How to Tell Them
Author: Boutell, H.S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company
Place of Publication: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date Published: 1929
Size: 12mo 7" - 7
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: H.S. Boutell First Editions book collecting book selling Modern First Editions

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Occasionally rare, frequently scarce, always fine, or is that Fine? Structure, Verses, Agency Books specializes in the fine arts (painting, the decorative arts, photography, sculpture, Jewish art and artists, art history, art movements), but also carries fine antiquarian tomes, works in the French language, Western Americana, poetry, the social sciences, and some modern first editions. We also selectively purchase books and collections thereof. We also offer appraisals and advice about library-building. We also offer a book-of-the-month club, called Once Upon a Tome. Ask about a subscription thereto. Thanks!

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12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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....
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.