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Newton, A. Edward A. AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING AND KINDRED AFFECTIONS
Boston Atlantic Monthly Press (1931) 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, dust jacket. top edge gilt. xxviii, 373 pages.
First edition, seventh impression (Fleck A. 4.A.7). Identical with the 6th impression with the following exception: a 7th line has been added to the copyright page stating that this is the 7th impression. Published in April, 1931. Parts of jacket spine missing.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 14761

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Newton, A. Edward AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING AND KINDRED AFFECTIONS
Boston Atlantic Monthly Press 1918 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt, dust jacket. xxi, 356 pages.
First edition, with errata slip tipped-in at page 268 (Fleck A. 4.A.1a.1). The jacket appears in two states; the first has no printing on the covers except for the spine while the second has printing on the front cover. This is a copy of the first state. This was the first book in a series of books written by Newton on book-collecting and remains a classic book in its field. This copy bears the following inscription on the front free endpaper "To Anna Gable Ford, with love and Christmas greetings from her father, William F. Gable, Altoona, Pennsylvania, Dec. 25th, 1918. See McKay 8643 for the sale of William Gable's library in 1923. Gable (1856-1921) was a noted collector and merchant. The front cover of the jacket is signed "Anna Katharine" in ink at the top edge. Jacket worn with tears and the bottom of the spine lacking. Extremely scarce in this first state jacket.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 11431

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Newton, A. Edward AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING AND KINDRED AFFECTIONS
Boston Atlantic Monthly Press 1918 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt. xxi, 356 pages.
First edition, with errata slip opposite page 268 (Fleck a. 4.A.1a). Inscribed by Newton on front free endpaper "Anyone can write a book but only the lucky can secure a publisher. A. Edward Newton, November 23, 1918." Loosely inserted is the very rare four page prospectus to this book with information from the bookseller, W.G. Campbell written in ink. Bookplate of MacGregor Jenkins. Covers rubbed and soiled with crack in paper spine label.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 14726

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Newton, A. Edward THE AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING AND KINDRED AFFECTIONS.
Boston Atlantic Monthly Press 1918 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt. xxi, 356 pages.
First edition, with the errata slip (Fleck A 4.A.1a). Inscribed on free endpaper "This book is a first edition with all the points, A. Edward Newton, 20 August, 1929." Spine age darkened. Bookplate
Price: $ 175.00 other currencies Order nr. 3609

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Newton, A. Edward THE AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING AND KINDRED AFFECTIONS.
New York The Modern Library (1935) 12mo. flexible green cloth, top stained green, dust jacket. xxviii, 373 pages with a frontispiece and 90 illustrations.
First Modern Library Edition, green binding variant (Fleck A. 4.B.1d). Jacket chipped with soiling and small tears. Bookplate on free endpaper.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 14764

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