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ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS. 7TH ED. (U.S.)
Carter, John
Seventh US Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker.
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Seventh Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Shaken, Unsophisticated, Harleian Style, Fingerprint, Yapp, Dentelle. Can you define these terms? If not this is the book for you! John Carter's ABC For Book Collectorshas long been established as the most enjoyable as well as the most informative reference book on the subject. Here in over 450 alphabetical entries, ranging in length from a single line to several pages, may be found definition and analysis of the technical terms of book collecting and bibliography, interspersed with salutary comment on such subjects as auctions, condition, facsimiles and fakes, `points', rarity, etc. This seventh edition has been revised by Nicolas Barker, editor of The Book Collectorand incorporates additions and amendments which he has accumulated since the last edition was updated fourteen years ago. Also, for the first time, this book has been entirely re-set and a new introduction by Nicolas Barker has been added. The ABC For Book Collectorsthus retains its character as the one indispensable guide to book collecting.
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HANDMADE PAPERS OF THE WORLD
Limited to 1100 numbered copies. Includes one volume of essays in Japanese, a large folio book of 159 pages containing the text in English with numerous authors describing handmade paper for specific countries, a folding case of samples of "forefathers of paper," two sample cases containing specimens of handmade paper from throughout the world and a small price book showing prices for some of the handmade papers shown in the sample cases. The five samples of paper forefathers include papyrus, parchment, Bai-Lan, Amatl Paper and Tapa. The two other specimen cases contain 171 samples of paper from 23 countries. Henry Morris of the Bird & Bull Press wrote the section describing hand papermaking in the United States. Missing four sheets which are replaced with photocopies.
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