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ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS 8TH ED. (U.S.)
Carter, John & Nicolas Barker
Eighth US Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker.
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Eighth edition, completely revised and re-set, with additional information and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. Shaken, Unsophisticated, Harleian Style, Fingerprint, E-book, Dentelle. Can you define these terms? If not, this is the book for you! John Carter's ABC For Book Collectors has long been established as the most enjoyable as well as the most informative reference book on the subject. Here, in over 490 alphabetical entries, ranging in length from a single line to several pages, may be found definition and analysis of the technical terms used in book collecting and bibliography, interspersed with salutary comments on such subjects as auctions, condition, facsimiles and fakes, 'points', rarity, etc. This eighth edition has been revised by Nicolas Barker, editor of The Book Collector and incorporates additional words created by the introduction of web-based collecting. The ABC For Book Collectors retains its humorous character as the one indispensable guide to book collecting while also keeping us up-to-date with modern terminology.
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TRYPHEMA PRUSS: THE GHOST OF A GREAT LODGE.
by Cook, Olive
Published in a limited edition of 148 numbered copies, of which this is one of 12 that are fully hand-colored. Short story by Olive Cook with accompanying drawings by Walter Hoyle. Colophon signed by author and illustrator. Includes an additional drawing signed by Hoyle and inserted in slipcase.
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