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Modern Book Collecting by Wilson, Robert A
- Bookseller: JB Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 00012772
- Edition: Fourth Printing
- Binding: Paperback
- ISBN 10: 1558211799
- ISBN 13: 9781558211797
- Publisher: Lyons and Burford, Publishers
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1980
- Size: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.75 inches
- Weight: 0.8 pounds
Description
New York: Lyons and Burford, Publishers, 1980. An excellent guide to all aspects of book collecting, discussing how to select books, identifying sources, participating in book auctions, understanding bibliographies, the care of books, how to spot forgeries and fakes, books as investments or donations, much more. Softcover, contains appendices, bibliographies, indexed, 276pp. A very nice copy, new and unused.. ISBN: 1-55821-179-9. Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Books, Bibliophiles, Bibliophilia, Libraries, Antiquarian Book Collectibles, Book Restoration Binding.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
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