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Bits From An Old Book Shop by Williamson, R. M - 1904

by Williamson, R. M

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Bits From An Old Book Shop

by Williamson, R. M

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London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd., 1904. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Very Good/no dust jacket. First Edition. Black stiff card wraps with faux leather finish, lovely paste-on decoration on cover and rear board. Small chips to edges, black leatherette spine covering chipped away but card covering still intact, title and author lettering on spine is still complete. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean, with very light foxing to a few pages. Charming collection of the thoughts and experiences of a bookseller. 119 pages.

  • Bookseller Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio US (US)
  • Format/Binding Paperback
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition no dust jacket
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition, First Printing
  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd.
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1904
  • Keywords books, book selling, booksellers, book shops, R. M. Williamson, first edition

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Bits from an Old Bookshop

by R. M. Williamson

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
  • first
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Used - Good
Edition
First edition
Binding
Paperback
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London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Limited, 1904. First edition. Paperback. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. A very scarce first edition of this collection of anecdotes from the world of an antiquarian bookshop. First edition. Very scarce work. A collection of anecdotes from the author's own experiences in an antiquarian bookshop, with chapters on the pleasures of bookselling, lovers of books, the ideal bookseller, eccentric customers, successful books, and more. Written by R. M. Williamson, a British antiquarian, bibliophile, and bookseller. In the original pictorial paper binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light chipping to the extremities. Light loss to the head and tail of the spine with cracks in the paper to the front joint. The odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Good
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