Modern First Editions : Their Points and Values. Second Series
by Fabes, G.H. ; Foyle, W.A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Copy No. 849. Top edge slightly duststained, otherwise Very Good in somewhat browned and slightly edgeworn dustwrapper
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
W. & G. Foyle, London, first edition, 1931. Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. Cloth, gilt cover title, edges untrimmed, 8vo,. xvii, 93 pp. Approximately 100 entries. An early attempt to provide bibliographical information for the collectors of "modern firsts", and still of interest for the lesser authors for whom no comprehensive bibliography exists. With an interesting introductory essay by William Foyle, who finds it necessary to defend himself against the charge of revealing trade secrets to the public. Copy No. 849. Top edge slightly duststained, otherwise Very Good in somewhat browned and slightly edgeworn dustwrapper.
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-38843
- Title
- Modern First Editions : Their Points and Values. Second Series
- Author
- Fabes, G.H. ; Foyle, W.A
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, gilt cover title, edges untrimmed, 8vo,
- Book Condition
- Used - Copy No. 849. Top edge slightly duststained, otherwise Very Good in somewhat browned and slightly edgeworn dustwrapper
- Edition
- Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. & G. Foyle, London, first edition, 1931
- Date Published
- 1931
- Pages
- xvii, 93 pp
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About the Seller
Wykeham Books
Biblio member since 2005
LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
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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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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