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Book-Collecting as a Hobby, in a Series of Letters to Everyman

by Muir, P.H

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Gramol Publications, London, first edition, n.d, [ but 1944]. Cloth, small 8vo,. 98, [3] pp, plates. An excellent introduction to book collecting, full of good sense. The letters cover : How to Begin; What Shall I Collect ?; How to tell a First Edition; How to Tell if a Book is Perfect; How to Judge Values; How to Transform Mountains into Molehills; and A Short History of Book Production. Bookplate on front pastedown, Good.

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Bookseller
Wykeham Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
BIBLIO-28675
Title
Book-Collecting as a Hobby, in a Series of Letters to Everyman
Author
Muir, P.H
Format/Binding
Cloth, small 8vo,
Book Condition
Used - Bookplate on front pastedown, Good
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Gramol Publications, London, first edition, n.d, [ but 1944]
Date Published
[ but 1944]
Pages
98, [3] pp, plates
Keywords
Book collecting. Muir, Percy H
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About Wykeham Books

We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.

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Cloth
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