Ray Safford Rare Bookman
by Tomasko, Mark D
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Grolier Club, 2012. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 84 pages. Index. Illustrated with vignette photographs throughout in color and black and white. First edition. Catalog published in conjunction with the Grolier Club exhibition of the same name, February 15 - April 13, 2012. Invitation Card for the exhibit, with Ray Safford's photograph on verso, and a news letter from Grolier relating to the exhibit, laid-in loose. A survey of Safford's life, acquaintances and collecting habits during his more than 40 year tenure at Scribner's Bookstore in New York City. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, and unmarked copy. Very good or better. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020842
- Title
- Ray Safford Rare Bookman
- Author
- Tomasko, Mark D
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Grolier Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Exhibition Catalog, Rare Books and Rare Bookmen
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
We carry a general stock of antiquarian books with a focus on Charles Dickens, 19th and 20th century literature, history and biography.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...