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Taste & Technique in Book-Collecting : a Study of Recent Developments in Great Britain and the United States Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm, - 1949

by Carter, J

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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, second, corrected impression, 1949. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. [xi], 201 pp. A "somewhat philosophical" account of the cycles and patterns in book-collecting over the 100 years or so from about 1840, in the UK and in America, and an examination of present methods and technique. There are interesting discussions of "Rarity" and "Condition" and a subtle and amusing analysis of the forces which determine the state of the market. Elegantly written. Indexed. Good.
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