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U.K: Oxford University Press, 1964. Book in very good condition, bottom of spine slightly bumped and ¼" tear at front edge on front free endpaper, otherwise internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine very slightly faded, lettering still bright. Price clipped. ix, 198pp. A study of Victorian bookselling and publishing with special emphasis on book trade organisation and resale price maintenance after 1800. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: The Mitre Press, 1938. Second edition, revised and corrected. viii, 302pp. With frontispiece and 3 illustrations, and index. Hardcover. Book in near fine condition internally, endpapers are partly slightly tanned, red boards in very good+ condition. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Includes - first editions, travel books, bindings and binders, modern presses, art books, and some famous modern collectors.. more information

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London: Thorsons, 1950. First edition. 93pp. Hardcover in near fine condition, small gold bookseller's label inside front board, and 1" wide lightly tanned strip on front and back endpaper Dustjacket in very good condition, spine slightly tanned, ¼" tear at bottom back edge. Includes - why an Author is Collected - How to tell a First Edition - Cleaning and Caring for Books - Chapters on Incunabula, Old Bibles and rarities of the Future are included.. more information

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London: Faber and Faber, 1950. Some foxing on endpapers and on outer front edges of pages from 547 to the last page, of these pages a few just have one or two spots of foxing on front edge, the rest of the book has no foxing. Previous owner's name and date on front free endpaper. Spine ends and outer corner edges very slightly bumped. A very good tight copy. 668pp, including index. Contents include: The Pleasure of Books - The Art of reading - Book-hunting - Bibliomania or Book-madness - Varieties and Cure of Bibliomania - etc. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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U.S.A: Oak Knoll Press & Werner Shaw, 1995. Book in very good condition. Bookplate and pasted on top of it bookdealer's card on front endpaper. Dustjacket in very good condition. x, 350pp. Illustrated. The author tells how the old established antiquarian book firm of Elkin Mathews survived the war years after evacuation to rural Essex from 1945 to 1955, when Elkin Mathews expanded and her bibliophile husband Percy Muir, became increasingly involved in national and international politics of the antiquarian book trade. This book provides a lively and entertaining account of the antiquarian book world and English village life in the post-war years. . First Edition. Hard Cover. more information

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London: David and Charles, 1988. First edition. 192pp. Hardcover. Book in excellent condition. Dustjacket in very good+ condition, very slightly rubbed along front top edge.. more information

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Routledge and Kegan Paul, London. 1982. ISBN 0 7100 9089 7.. First edition. xi, 189pp. The author looks at the roles played by authors, publishers, booksellers and librarians in bringing books to readers, and then examines the behaviour of book readers themselves, and supports it with statistical data. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine edges and top corner are a little bumped, spine a little faded. Book in very good condition.. Hard Cover. more information

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Gramol Publications, London. 1945.. Second edition revised and enlarged. 128pp. With 10 illustrations. Hardcover. Book in very good condition, a few spots of foxing on edges, but pages internally clean and bright, two small lines made by pencil on front endpaper. Dustjacket in very good condition, 1" closed tear at top front edge by spine, spine ends a little rubbed. (7½"h x 5"w).. more information

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Cambridge, U.K: Golden Head Press, 1964. Book in very good condition, spine ends slightly bumped, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in good condition, spine slightly faded, spine ends and outer corner edges slightly rubbed. 174pp. From d/j flap - " There are chapters on books about books, the Farringdon Road book-barrows, books which belonged to the famous. A short story which tells the quest for lost manuscripts said to be buried in an Italian monastery. Also two chapters on the history of The London Magazine 1820-29. One chapter tells the story of the magazines first fourteen months, and the second deals with the duel in which the editor of the magazine was killed." . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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Newton Abbot, U.K: David and Charles, 1980. Second Impression of this New Edition, Revised. Book and dustjacket in fine condition. Bookseller's bookplate inside front board. 304pp, including Index. With 17 black-and-white illustrations. Including: Glossary of Terms - Abbreviations used in Booksellers' Catalogues - A Short Bibliographical Guide for Collectors. Giving ideas on what to collect, how to use booksellers' catalogues , how to care for old books, and much more. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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Oxford, U.K.: Privately Printed at University Press, 1948. First edition. 49pp. With frontispiece. Hardcover in near fine condition, top edge of spine very slightly rubbed, crease by bottom front corner edge, a few spots of foxing on back endpaper, no foxing on pages which are clean and bright, front endpaper very slightly tanned.. more information

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Woodbridge, U.K: Antique Collectors' Club, 1992. Book in very good condition, spine ends just very slightly bumped. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine very slightly faded, top spine edge and back top corner edge slightly rubbed. Price clipped. 279pp. With 116 black-and-white illustrations. From d/j flap - " The mysteries and lore of book-collecting are explained. Technical aspects of book-making, first editions, the matter of completeness and condition are among the topics discussed, and a lengthy glossary clarifies and puts in context many of the terms often loosely bandied about.". Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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