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Book Collecting - How-to
 
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See More... Rodger, William OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
Florence House of Collectibles 1979 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 376, (4) pages.
Second edition.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 25062

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See More... Rouveyre, Edouard CONNAISSANCES NÉCESSAIRES A UN BIBLIOPHILE
Paris Edouard Rouveyre 1878 12mo. later dark blue polished buckram. xviii, 119, (5) pages.
Second edition, corrected and augmented. (Brenni no.1348 for 5th edition). With essays on the format of books, binding of books, repair of books, a glossary of terms, etc.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 114413

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See More... Slater, J.H. BOOK COLLECTING, A GUIDE FOR AMATEURS
London George Allen & Co. 1912 small 8vo. limp cloth. (ii), 129 pages.
Reprint of the first edition. Well-illustrated. Cloth covers are wrinkled.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 10416

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See More... Slater, J. Herbert THE LIBRARY MANUAL: A GUIDE TO THE FORMATION OF A LIBRARY.
London L. Upcott Gill 1883 small 8vo. original cloth. viii, 120, (2), 10, (10), (2) pages.
First edition. Seven introductory chapters on printing terms and the formation of a library followed by a section entitled "Books and Their Values." From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. With the bookplate of the Zaehnsdorf Company. Also contains an ink inscription on the free endpaper "J. H. Zaehnsdorf, Jan 1, 1884." Spine faded.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 8132

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See More... Sterne, Edward L. IS MY OLD BOOK VALUABLE?
San Francisco Dolores Press 1958 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 26 pages.
First edition. An attempt by a rare book seller to tell an individual person what makes a book valuable. Presentation on free endpaper "Mr. Belch, I am indeed honored, Ed Sterne."
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 101087

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See More... Sterne, Edward L. IS MY OLD BOOK VALUABLE? WITH HINTS ON SELLING.
San Francisco San Francisco Banner 1974 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 56 pages.
Fourth edition. An attempt by a rare book seller to tell an individual person what makes a book valuable. Presentation on free endpaper "With Best Wishes, Ed Sterne for David Belch."
Price: $ 22.50 other currencies Order nr. 101088

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See More... Sterne, Edward L. IS MY OLD BOOK VALUABLE? WITH HINTS ON SELLING.
San Francisco E.L. Sterne 1958 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 40 pages.
Second edition revised and enlarged. An attempt by a rare book seller to tell an individual person what makes a book valuable. Toned along spine.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 115238

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See More... Stewart, Seumas BOOK COLLECTING, A BEGINNER'S GUIDE
With a Foreword by John F. Fleming. New York E. P. Dutton & Co. (1979) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 304 pages.
Revised edition. Name in ink on free endpaper.
Price: $ 6.00 other currencies Order nr. 22937

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See More... Storm, Colton and Howard Peckham INVITATION TO BOOK COLLECTING, ITS PLEASURES
New York R.R. Bowker Co. 1947 8vo. cloth, dust jacket xiv, 281 pages.
First edition. This manual by these Americana experts is getting more difficult to find. With page 44-45 devoted to A. Edward Newton. Chipping along top edge of jacket. Related newspaper article loosely inserted in back which has foxed pastedown.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 76719

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See More... Tannen, Jack HOW TO IDENTIFY AND COLLECT AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS A GUIDE BOOK.
New York Arco Publishing Co. (1976) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 147 pages.
First edition. The author has supplied a list of over 270 firms and how to tell their first editions. Other interesting material on book collecting included.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 7686

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See More... Vaucaire, Michel LA BIBLIOPHILE.
Paris Presses Universitaires de France 1970 12mo stiff paper wrappers 128, 8 pages
Text in French. No. 1406 in 'Que Sais-Je' series by publisher. Guide to book collecting in France. Front hinge tearing. Back wrapper folded.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 106459

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See More... Wells, Ellen and Renata Rutledge BOOK COLLECTING AND THE CARE OF BOOKS.
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Libraries 1991 4to. stiff paper wrappers with plastic spiral binding. v+(i), 25 pages.
Revised edition. A guide for people who own old books, such as publications that they have inherited or bought and want to identify and learn their value. It also discusses book preservation, such as handling and cleaning procedures. Illustrated with examples of some procedures.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 57415

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See More... Williams, Iolo A. THE ELEMENTS OF BOOK-COLLECTING.
London Elkin Mathews 1927 8vo. later quarter calf with blue cloth covered boards. (viii), 171 pages.
First edition. (Webber p.129). "A great deal of practical information and suggestions which will prove of value to even the most experienced collector." From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. Obviously a binding project as the book block is bound in upside down and the lettering is not well executed. Covers faded.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 52264

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  Williams, Iolo A. THE ELEMENTS OF BOOK-COLLECTING.
London Elkin Mathews 1927 8vo. cloth. (viii), 171 pages.
First edition. (Webber p.129). "A great deal of practical information and suggestions which will prove of value to even the most experienced collector." Lacks jacket.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 114386

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See More... Winterich, John T A PRIMER OF BOOK COLLECTING.
New York Greenberg Publishers 1927 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. xii, 206, (6) pages.
First edition. Divided into two major sections: The Quarry and The Chase. Lacks jacket. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 3539

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See More... Winterich, John T. A PRIMER OF BOOK COLLECTING.
New York Greenberg Publishers 1935 8vo. cloth. xiv, 265 pages.
Revised edition. Tear at head of spine.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 11097

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See More... Winterich, John T A PRIMER OF BOOK COLLECTING.
New York Greenberg Publishers 1946 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, 226 pages.
Revised and written with the colloboration of David Randall. Jacket chipped.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 11100

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See More... Winterich, John T. A PRIMER OF BOOK COLLECTING.
New York Bell Publishing Co. (1966) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 228 pages.
Third edition. Revised and written with the colloboration of David Randall. Jacket rubbed.
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 11101

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See More... Zeller, Leslie BOOK COLLECTING.
New York Cornerstone Library (1978) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 160 pages.
A Practical guide to collecting American rare books, with prices listed representing the amount one should expect to receive from book dealers.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 34742

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