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A Rare Book Saga; the autobiography of H.P. Kraus
by Kraus, H.P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Collectible Good/good +
- ISBN 10
- 0399120645
- ISBN 13
- 9780399120640
- Seller
-
Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978. First Edition. Cloth. Collectible Good/good +. Octavo, 386 pages. Unstated first edition. Inscribed and signed by author, dated September 9, 1979 on half-title page. Inscription mostly illegible: "To ****** and ****** ****** with compliments, Hans." Black cloth-covered boards with gilt accents and light bumping. Firm binding; no loose pages. Slightly cocked spine. Lightly tanned pages and edges; a few small marks on the edges. Dust jacket with sunned spine, chips and small tears; encased in a clear, protective cover. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States. Hans Peter Kraus (1907 - 1988) was an Austrian-born international rare book dealer in the second half of the 20th century and "in a league" with other rare book dealers such as Bernard Quaritch and A.S.W. Rosenbach. Kraus specialized in medieval illuminated manuscripts, incunables and books of the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayside Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11352
- Title
- A Rare Book Saga; the autobiography of H.P. Kraus
- Author
- Kraus, H.P
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible Good
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399120645
- ISBN 13
- 9780399120640
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- 'books about books'
Terms of Sale
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Most books are mailed in cardboard boxes, with protection for the book and padding to avoid damage en route. Some paperback books shipped within the US may be mailed in bubble envelopes.
About the Seller
Wayside Books
Biblio member since 2021
Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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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