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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co, 1927. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Brown cloth, faded gilt lettering on spine, wear to top and bottom of spine, bookplate of Erma L. Harris pasted on front endpaper. Details of book collecting such as: the sizes, parts, issues and editions, how to describe a book, and modern first editions. 171 pp.

Elkin Mathews & Marrow, 1927-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. DJ light edge wear, light soiling.. Few pages with underlining and margin notes. 171pp.

London : Elkin Mathews, 1927 VG H/b. The sheer pleasure & logic / sizes / parts / Perfect / Imperfect / Issues / Editions / describing / Forming a collection / Modern 1st editions / suggestions & some books of reference.172pp+ clean blank Notes pages to rear.[ tight binding, clean throughout, ink inscsp. tan page edges] clean & tidy lightly even -faded cloth covers, clear gilt titles. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale. Now in clear easily Removable proprietary protective cover. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

London : Elkin Mathews, 1927 VG H/b. The sheer pleasure & logic / sizes / parts / Perfect / Imperfect / Issues / Editions / describing / Forming a collection / Modern 1st editions / suggestions & some books of reference. 172pp+ unused blank Notes- pages to rear.[ tight binding, clean throughout, No inscs., tan page edges+ end papers ] clean & tidy lightly even -faded cloth covers, clear gilt titles, spine top edge cloth fraying away. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot Ltd., 1927. Near Fine condition in a Near Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is price clipped and lightly sunned/spotted on its spine. Protected by a removable mylar clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. The book itself would be Fine but for just a little foxing on the endpapers. All other pages are clean and crisp with NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1927. First Edition. One of the best introductions to the subject. Contains much useful technical data that book collectors ignore to their peril. 10 chapters: The pleasures and logic of book-collecting; The sizes of books; The parts of a book; Books perfect and imperfect; Issues and editions; How to describe a book; The formation of a collection; Modern first editions; A few suggestions; Some books of reference. Bound in the original light brown cloth. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine… Read More

London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot Ltd., 1927. Very Good condition in a Good only dust jacket. The price clipped jacket is chipped at the edges and its spine is a little sun-darkened. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and crisp. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1927. First Edition. One of the best introductions to the subject. Contains much useful technical data that book collectors ignore to their peril. 10 chapters: The pleasures and logic of book-collecting; The sizes of books; The parts of a book; Books perfect and imperfect; Issues and editions; How to describe a book; The formation of a collection; Modern first editions; A few suggestions; Some books of reference. Bound in the original light brown cloth. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. vii, 171pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Folcroft Library Editions, 1975. Hardcover. Octavo; Reprint of edition published by Elkin Mathews & Marrot, London, 1927; VG-; Hardcover; Spine, black with gold print; Boards in black buckram with gold print, clean and strong; Text block has slight stain to top edge, else clean and tight; 171 pages. 1336554. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot Ltd. 171pp hardback, brown cloth gilt . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1927.

New York: Fredeerick A. Stokes Company, 1927 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Large 8vo. 171 pp, note, I. The Pleasures and Logic of Book-Collecting; II. the Sizes of Books; III. The Parts of a Book; IV. Books Perfect and Imperfect; V. Issues and Editions; VI. How to Describe a Book; VII. The Formation of a Collection VIII. Modern First Editions; IX. A Few Sugesstions; X. Some Books of Reference. First Edition, 1927. Lightly age-toned text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown textured-cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

London: Elkins Mathews & Marrot, 1927. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. A VERY GOOD+ TO NEAR-FINE COPY. SLIGHT OFFSETTING TO ENDPAPERS, BOARDS CLEAN, MINOR WEAR TO SPINE, CORNER STRAIGHT, BINDING TIGHT, GILT LETTERING BRIGHT. BOOKPLATE IN FRONT AND SMALL BOOKSTORE LABEL IN REAR.

Elkin Mathews & Marrot Ltd., London, Elkin Mathews & Marrot Ltd., London. 1927, 171pp. Cloth. Bookplate on verso frontcover, backcover with stain (see picture), no dust jacket, else in very good condition.

Elkin Mathews & Marrow. Fair/No Dust Wrapper. 1927. Pages Stained, Notes. Hard Cover. (Q25) .

London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1927. First American edition, 8vo, pp. [8], 171, [14]; original tan cloth, spine gilt; good or better in dust-jacket with edgewear. Practical information and suggestions for "book-lovers whose means and experience are limited."

New York: Stokes, 1927. First American edition, 8vo, pp. [8], 171, [14]; slightly cocked, about fine in a slightly soiled and toned jacket. Practical information and suggestions for "book-lovers whose means and experience are limited."