Taste and Technique in Book Collecting
by Carter, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Private Libraries Assoc., 1948. 5th impression, 1977. HC w DJ. MV VG+/VG. Green cloth, gilt spine titling bright in red block, bright, tight. Clipped DJ edgewear w nicks/chips to tips, toned w some smudges, now in Brodart. Reprint w corrections and notes, and epilogue. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230224
- Title
- Taste and Technique in Book Collecting
- Author
- Carter, John
- Format/Binding
- HC w DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 5th impression, 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Private Libraries Assoc.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 242
Terms of Sale
Refuge Books: Used & Rare
30-day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery, if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Refuge Books: Used & Rare
Biblio member since 2018
Nashville, Tennessee
About Refuge Books: Used & Rare
Refuge Books: Used & Rare. Buying and selling books in historic east Nashville, TN since 2012. Specializing in history, biography, Civil War, books on books, theology, Louisiana, the Inklings, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Wendell Berry, Flannery O'Connor, George Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Madeleine L'Engle, and Frederick Buechner. We welcome any and all inquiries.Instagram: @refugebooks
Twitter: @refugebookshop
Twitter: @refugebookshop
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- VG+/VG
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. 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...