U.S.-IANA. (1650-1950). A descriptive check-list of 11,450 printed sources relating to the continental parts of Continental North America now comprising the United States
by HOWES, Wright, compiled by
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York. R.R. Bowker Company 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. tall8vo, 25.3cm, First Edition, 656p., double-column, original dark blue buckram, gilt spine titles, some general wear on the binding, very good condition. (bks) The indispensable reference for Americana.Bob Paulsen told me that someone in the book trade (I forget who) new to the trade had approached Wright Howes and offered to work for free thinking he could learn the trade from the best practitioner. Howes listened, considered and then replied "Young man, its taken me fifty years to learn to relax in the booktrade, and now you want to put me back to work. no thanks". Bob Paulsen was another great citizen in the trade in the sixty, seventies and into the eighties who was well known as the expert on Rockwell Kentiana.
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36313
- Title
- U.S.-IANA. (1650-1950). A descriptive check-list of 11,450 printed sources relating to the continental parts of Continental North America now comprising the United States
- Author
- HOWES, Wright, compiled by
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- New York. R.R. Bowker Company 1954
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION AMERICANA NORTH AMERICA HISTORY BOOKS IMPRINT
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- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- 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...