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See More... Basbanes, Nicholas A. AMONG THE GENTLY MAD, PERSPECTIVES AND STRATEGIES FOR THE BOOK HUNTER IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.
New York Henry Holt and Company 2002 8vo. two-toned paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xi, 250, (2) pages.
First edition. The newest book from the author of A Gentle Madnessand Patience & Fortitude. Ten chapters of good advice mingled with great book stories. With a select bibliography of the subject.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 72626

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See More... Bielschowsky, Ludwig. DER BÜCHERSAMMLER, EIN ANLEITUNG.
Darmstadt Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen 1972 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 374, (2) pages.
An introduction to book collecting for amateurs and professionals, based on the author's experience. Indexed. With bookplate of private collector's club stamped "withdrawn."
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 48390

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See More... Bielschowsky, Ludwig. DER BÜCHERSAMMLER, EIN ANLEITUNG.
Darmstadt Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen 1972 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 374, (2) pages.
An introduction to book collecting for amateurs and professionals, based on the author's experience. Indexed. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 115394

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See More... Blum, Rudolf BIBLIOGRAPHIA, AN INQUIRY INTO ITS DEFINITION AND DESIGNATIONS
Chicago American Library Assoc. (1980) 8vo. cloth. 251 pages.
First edition in English. Translated from the German by Mathilde V. Rovelstad.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 20684

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  (Book Collecting) THE OLD BOOK VALUE GUIDE.
Kentucky Collector Books (1978) small 4to. cloth. 288 pages.
An easy reference guide listing 23,000 books arranged alphabetically by author. Each listing includes title, date of publication and current market value.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 58419

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  (Book Lover's Library) Wheatley, Henry B. HOW TO CATALOGUE A LIBRARY
London Elliot Stock 1889 small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. xii, 268 pages.
First edition. An explanation of cataloguing rules then in vogue and a history of older cataloguing methods. Contains a chapter on cataloguing the small library. Bookplate.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 752

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  (Book Lover's Library) Wheatley, Henry B. HOW TO FORM A LIBRARY
London Elliot Stock 1886 small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. viii, 248 pages.
First edition. Chapters on How Men have Formed Libraries, How to Buy, bibliographies, Child's Library, etc. Covers show some rubbing.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 754

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  Bossange, Hector MA BIBLIOTHÈQUE FRANÇAISE
Paris Hector Bossange et Fils 1855 8vo. quarter leather over over paste paper-covered boards, top edge gilt. vii, 481 pages.
First edition. (Sabin xxiii). "An admirable list of the best French literature." 1167 books are described. Covers rubbed and front hinge cracked. Bookplate.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 852

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See More... Brieger, Lothar. DAS KUNSTSAMMELN.
Munich Delphin-Verlag (1918) 12mo. paper-covered boards. 184, (8) pages, with 16 illustrations.
Second edition. An introduction to art collecting including fine bindings.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 48555

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  Buchsbaum, Ann PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PRINT COLLECTING
New York Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. (1975) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages.
First edition. A manual for those interested in prints.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 13881

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See More... Carter, John ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS
New York Alfred A. Knopf (1960) 8vo. half cloth over patterned paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 191 pages.
Second U.S. edition, from the sheets of the second English edition.Jacket is price clipped. Name in ink on free endpaper. Small bookseller's ticket on front pastedown.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 1299

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  Carter, John ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS
New York Alfred A. Knopf (1953) 8vo. cloth. 196 pages.
Second edition, revised. U.S. printing. Lacks jacket. Spine faded.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 114406

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  Carter, John ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS 6TH ED.
London Granada (1985) small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 219 pages.
Reprint of the sixth edition, revised with corrections and additions by Nicolas Barker. Barker has incorporated the changes John Carter was about to make on this edition before his death and includes changes of his own. With many binding terms defined. Some wrinkling of jacket spine.
Price: $ 22.50 other currencies Order nr. 41203

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See More... Carter, John TASTE & TECHNIQUE IN BOOK COLLECTING, A STUDY OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.
Cambridge University Press 1949 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xi, 201, (3) pages.
Second impression, corrected. Two main sections; the evolution of of book collecting and the method of book collecting. A classic book in the field. Jacket has tape repair on back which doesn't show through to front.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 12850

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See More... Cim, Albert. PETIT MANUEL DE L'AMATEUR DES LIVRES.
Paris Ernest Flammarion n.d. (circa 1920s) 12mo. quarter brown leather with marbled paper covered boards, four raised bands, with original paper wrappers bound-in. 254, (2) pages
Extracted by Cim from his five-volume work, l'Encyclopédie du Livre (Flammarion, 1905-8). Includes discussions of paper, format, printing, binding, arrangement of libraries, bibliographic classification. Several illustrations of contemporary book shelving. Leather rubbed on spine. Printed on cheaper paper.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 114412

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  Coblentz, Kathie THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY GUIDE TO ORGANIZING A LIBRARY.
Philadelphia Running Press (2003) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 128 pages
A guide to organizing, cataloguing, maintaining, and expanding home libraries. Table of contents, introduction, guide for further reading.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 115702

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See More... Collison, Robert L. BOOK COLLECTING, AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN METHODS OF LITERARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DETECTION.
London Ernest Benn Ltd. (1957) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 244 pages.
First edition. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 2773

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See More... Collison, Robert L. BOOK COLLECTING, AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN METHODS OF LITERARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DETECTION.
Fair Lawn Essential Books (1957) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 244 pages.
First U.S. edition. Piece out of bottom of spine of jacket.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 4238

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  Collison, Robert L. BOOK COLLECTING, AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN METHODS OF LITERARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DETECTION.
London Ernest Benn Ltd. (1957) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 244 pages.
First edition. With a catalogue description of this book taped to endpaper. Jacket chipped with tear at head of spine.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 34453

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  Connolly, Joseph. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, THEIR VALUE TO COLLECTORS.
London Orbis Publishing Limited (1984) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 318 pages. 32 pages of photographs.
A revised and updated version of the 1977 edition. This lists all the modern authors with bibliographical details and indicates the value of each title in both English and American editions. "Scale of Values" bookmark loosely inserted.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 56011

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See More... Dunbar, Maurice8 BOOKS AND COLLECTORS
California The Book Nest (1980) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 189 pages.
First edition. Guide for the beginning book collector with many stories and anecdotes of this author-collector's experiences. Also a reference book with explanations of terms and abbreviations used in the book trade. Covers rubbed.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 12768

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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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