Forging Ahead: The True Story of the Upward Progress of Thomas James Wise Prince of Book Collectors, Bibliographer Extraordinary and Otherwise.
by PARTINGTON, Wilfred
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0815404425
- ISBN 13
- 9780815404422
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ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Publisher's light blue buckram with spine lettering gilt on a dark blue panel, octavo, pp. xv, 315. Illustrated. Reprinted by Cooper Square from the edition of 1939. GOOD condition with mild shelf and handling wear.
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- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002769
- Title
- Forging Ahead: The True Story of the Upward Progress of Thomas James Wise Prince of Book Collectors, Bibliographer Extraordinary and Otherwise.
- Author
- PARTINGTON, Wilfred
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0815404425
- ISBN 13
- 9780815404422
- Publisher
- New York: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., 1973.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1973
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography/Reference;
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About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
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ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
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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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...