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Children's Book Collecting
by Michaels, Carolyn Clugston ; Decorations By William Michaels
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0208022678
- ISBN 13
- 9780208022677
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hamden, Conn.: Library Professional Publications, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This book looks almost new. The interior is crisp and clean, with no wear or marks. The bugundy cloth covers are fresh, with just a hint of wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is not clipped and is also in excellent condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Contents: -- 1. Children's literature: a brief historical overview. -- 2. A foundation for the collecting process. -- 3. The collector's universe. -- 4. Collectionis great and small, and their collectors. -- 5. Practical acquisition knowledge. -- 6. Collection maitenance adn development. -- 7. Turnover: rotating and disposing of your collection. -- 8. Current trends in children's book collecting. -- 9. Glimpses of the collecting life. -- 10. printed helpers: a director of resources. -- Appendix: Guidelines for cataloging children's books.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granny Goose Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006443
- Title
- Children's Book Collecting
- Author
- Michaels, Carolyn Clugston ; Decorations By William Michaels
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0208022678
- ISBN 13
- 9780208022677
- Publisher
- Library Professional Publications
- Place of Publication
- Hamden, Conn.
- Date Published
- 1993
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-fiction (Adult); Collectibles;
Terms of Sale
Granny Goose Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granny Goose Books
Biblio member since 2008
Ottawa, Ontario
About Granny Goose Books
Used and collectable children's books.
Glossary
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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