In Quest of the Perfect Book. Reminiscences & reflections of a bookman
by ORCUTT, William Dana
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Boston. Little, Brown & Company. 1926. Hardcover. 8vo, 22.5cm, second impression, colour frontis and 51 plates, (portraits & title pages), text illustrations, index, t.e.g. gilt decorated brown cloth, near fine copy (bksds.38913) ~Orcutt discusses elegant books; finely printed, extra-illustrated, and superbly bound. Generally the outward appearance and physical make-up.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38913
- Title
- In Quest of the Perfect Book. Reminiscences & reflections of a bookman
- Author
- ORCUTT, William Dana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boston. Little, Brown & Company. 1926
- Keywords
- BOOKS ABOUT BIBLIOGRAPHY ANTIQUARIAN RARE DEALERS EARLY PRINTING PRINTERS BIBLIOPHILES COLLECTING COLLECTORS BOOKBINDINGS BINDERS
Terms of Sale
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Biblio member since 2006
Ottawa, Ontario
About Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Glossary
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...