Collecting American First Editions : Its Pitfalls and Its Pleasures
by Curle, Richard (signed)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine condition/Good+ slipcase
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1930. SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Near Fine condition in a Good+ slipcase. The slipcase is intact, but moderately rubbed at the corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are creamy white, clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1930. First edition. Limited to 1250 signed and numbered copies; this being #76. "A book packed with learning and sanity" -- John Carter. Illustrated with 51 plates. Top edge gilt. Bound in the original sharp cornered blue cloth with beveled edges and printed paper labels on the spine and front cover. Housed in the publisher's blue slipcase with two printed paper labels.. Signed by the Author. First Edition, Limited 1250 signed. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Good+ slipcase. 8vo. xix, 221pp. + 51 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019295
- Title
- Collecting American First Editions : Its Pitfalls and Its Pleasures
- Author
- Curle, Richard (signed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good+ slipcase
- Edition
- First Edition, Limited 1250 signed
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date Published
- 1930
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book Collecting / References for Book Collectors;
- Size
- 8vo. xix, 221pp. + 51 plates
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Henderson, Nevada
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About Books (Genny and Michael Winne, proprietors, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey) has been selling rare and OP books since 1985. Besides book fairs and mail-order catalogues, long-time collectors and dealers will remember our lengthy For Sale ads in the Antiquarian Bookman and similar magazines. Our inventory of over 40,000 volumes is especially strong in the specialties listed, but contains fine books in a variety of other fields as well. Because most of our books are stored in protective boxes, rather than on shelves, they cannot be viewed as a whole. If you wish to visit us to examine specific titles, please provide 24 hours notice and we will make them available for your inspection. Phone calls to (702) 750-2722 are welcome, but please, only between the hours of 8am and 10pm (west coast time).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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