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Book Collecting - How-to
 
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See More... Dunbar, Maurice FUNDAMENTALS OF BOOK COLLECTING
Los Altos, CA Hermes Publications 1967 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxi, 108 pages.
First edition. Includes glossary of terms, list of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, and a bibliography. Illustrated by Edward D. Walker. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 9.00 other currencies Order nr. 13306

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See More... Dunkin, Paul Shaner HOW TO CATALOG A RARE BOOK
Chicago American Library Association 1951 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vii, 85, (3) pages.
First edition. Illustrated.
Price: $ 17.60 other currencies Order nr. 73465

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See More... Ellis, Ian C. BOOK FINDS, HOW TO FIND, BUY, AND SELL USED AND RARE BOOKS.
(New York) Perigee Book (1996) small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers xii, 271, (3) pages
Reprint of the first edition. This book, an insider's guide to buying and selling books, aims to help the knowledgeable collector make the transition to profitable entrepreneur. Includes information on how to recognize valuable books, how to avoid costly beginner's mistakes, and how to make bookstore buyers look forward to your visits.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 64113

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See More... (Estienne, Robert) Starnes, Dewitt T. ROBERT ESTIENNE'S INFLUENCE ON LEXICOGRAPHY.
Austin Univ. of Texas Press (1963) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 136 pages with 12 illustrations.
First edition. Jacket price clipped.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 10459

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See More... Farmer, Bernard J. THE GENTLE ART OF BOOK COLLECTING.
London Thorsons Publishing Ltd. (1950) small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 93 pages.
First edition. A manual for the collector. Jacket shows minor toning of spine and is price clipped. Small private ink ownership stamp in corner of free endpaper. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 3949

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See More... Farmer, Bernard J. THE GENTLE ART OF BOOK COLLECTING.
London Thorsons Publishing Ltd. (1950) small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 93 pages.
First edition. A manual for the collector. Back cover of jacket is stained.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 3950

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See More... Farmer, Bernard J. THE GENTLE ART OF BOOK COLLECTING.
London Thorsons Publishing Ltd. (1950) small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 93 pages.
First edition. A manual for the collector. Jacket is tape repaired on back. Spine of jacket age yellowed.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 6091

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See More... Freis, Wilhelm. DER KATALOG DES BUCHLIEBHABERS.
Leipzig H. Haessel 1925 12mo. paper-covered boards, paper cover label. 36, (4) pages.
Offers guidance to book-lovers on compiling a Catalogue. Spine covering partially missing with the rest detached.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 48645

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See More... Goldsmith, Arthur. CATALOGING THE PRIVATE BOOK COLLECTION.
N.P. n.p. 1961 8vo. paper wrappers. (i), 1-12, (i), 13-14 pages.
Revised edition. A brief general introduction. Includes bibliography. With a T.L.s. from the author to Deborah Evetts, the noted bookbinder/conservator loosely inserted. Accompanied by other pamphlets issued by the Library of Congress.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 51023

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See More... Graham, Bessie BOOKMAN'S MANUAL, A GUIDE TO LITERATURE
New York R.R. Bowker Co. 1954 8vo. cloth. xv, 820.
Seventh edition, revised and enlarged by Hester R. Hoffman. (Webber p.74). Minor rubbing along hinges.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 16098

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See More... Graham, Bessie BOOKMAN'S MANUAL, A GUIDE TO LITERATURE
New York R.R. Bowker Co. 1935 8vo. cloth. xii, 715 pages.
Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. (Webber p.74). Covers rubbed and faded with crease in front cover. Endpapers yellowed.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 25602

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See More... Graham, Bessie THE BOOKMAN'S MANUAL, A GUIDE TO LITERATURE.
New York R.R. Bowker Co. 1941 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 829 pages.
Fifth edition. (Webber p.74). Spine of jacket age darkened.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 92906

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See More... Humphreys, Arthur L. THE PRIVATE LIBRARY, WHAT WE DO KNOW, WHAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT OUR BOOKS..
London Strangeways & Sons 1897 square 8vo. original cloth, top edge gilt. viii, 162 pages.
Second edition. (See Hart no.205 for 1st of 1897). Includes 24 chapters on different aspects of forming the private library. Sections on the Care of Books, Bookbinding, Bookcases, etc. Age darkening of spine is the only fault with this volume.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 115140

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See More... Iacone, Salvatore J. THE PLEASURES OF BOOK COLLECTING.
New York Harper & Row (1976) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 303 pages.
First edition. Three major sections: The Nature of Book Collecting, The Mechanics of Book Collecting, and Sage Advice and Timeless Anecdotes. Slight rubbing of jacket along spine ends.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 2799

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See More... Lefontaine, Joseph Raymond A HANDBOOK FOR BOOKLOVERS, A SURVEY OF COLLECTIBLE AUTHORS, BOOKS, AND VALUES.
New York Prometheus (1988) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 612 pages.
First edition. Contains a wealth of information for the bookcollector. Over 34,000 entries on True Names of Authors and Their Pseudonyms, First Books by Collectible Authors, Anonymously Written Books, and the values of books in a number of fields. Jacket shows light wear along edges.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 24308

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See More... McColvin, Lionel THE PERSONAL LIBRARY, A GUIDE FOR THE BOOKBUYER.
London Phoenix House, Ltd. (1953) 8vo. cloth. 159 pages.
First edition. Chapters on which books to buy, background books, people and places, pictures and music, the mundane and practical, book collecting, tracking down books, etc. Well preserved copy. Spine slightly faded. Lacks jacket.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 12773

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See More... McColvin, Lionel THE PERSONAL LIBRARY, A GUIDE FOR THE BOOKBUYER.
London Phoenix House, Ltd. (1953) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 159 pages.
First edition. Chapters on which books to buy, background books, people and places, pictures and music, the mundane and practical, book collecting, tracking down books, etc. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 21555

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See More... Minters, Arthur H COLLECTING BOOKS FOR FUN AND PROFIT
New York Arco Publishing Co. (1979) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 162 pages.
First edition. Beginner's guide to bookcollecting. Has some information on dealing with foreign booksellers.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 9671

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See More... Muir, Percy BOOK-COLLECTING AS A HOBBY, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS TO EVERYMAN
London Gramol Publications Ltd. n.d. (1944) 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 98, (3) pages.
First edition. Illustrated guide to book collecting written as a series of letters. Includes a short history of book production. Rubbed along hinges.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 9794

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See More... Muir, P.H. BOOK-COLLECTING AS A HOBBY, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS TO EVERYMAN
London Gramol Publications Ltd. 1945 12mo. cloth. 128 pages.
Second edition. Illustrated guide to book collecting written as a series of letters. Includes a short history of book production and binding (S-K 1599). This edition is revised and enlarged from the first. Covers spotted.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 13551

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See More... Muir, P.H. BOOK-COLLECTING AS A HOBBY, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS TO EVERYMAN
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1947 8vo. cloth. (viii), 181, (xii) pages.
First U.S. edition. Illustrated guide to book collecting written as a series of letters. Includes a short history of book production and binding (S-K 1599). Lacks jacket. Spine faded.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 115145

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See More... Muir, P.H. BOOK-COLLECTING AS A HOBBY, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS TO EVERYMAN
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1947 8vo. cloth, dust jacket (viii), 181, (xii) pages.
First U.S. edition. Illustrated guide to book collecting written as a series of letters. Includes a short history of book production and binding (S-K 1599). Jacket is chipped along edges.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 70318

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See More... Muir, P.H. BOOK-COLLECTING, MORE LETTERS TO EVERYMAN
London Cassell (1949) small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 156 pages.
First edition. A continuation of his book-collecting lectures written in the form of letters. Contains a list of booksellers in the back. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 9764

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See More... Roberts, William RARE BOOKS AND THEIR PRICES WITH CHAPTERS ON PICTURES, POTTERY PORCELAIN AND POSTAGE STAMPS.
New York Longmans, Green, and Co. 1896 8vo. original green cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. xxx, 156, 3 pages.
First U.S. edition. Bookplate indicating this volume comes from the Bibliographical Library of William P. Wreden. With another bookplate as well. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 7472

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See More... Rodger, William OFFICIAL GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS
Florence House of Collectibles 1976 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), ii, 444 pages.
First 47 pages are meant as a manual for the bookcollector. This is followed by the price guide.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 3929

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