English book collectors
by FLETCHER, WILLIAM YOUNGER
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1902. First edition, small 4to, pp. xviii, 448; 12 portraits, 34 illus. in text; orig. green cloth gilt, t.e.g.; spine faded, binding spotted, otherwise good and sound. With the bookplate of William Wreden. Accounts of 100 famous English book collectors from all periods, from Henry, Prince of Wales to Frederick Locker-Lampson. Issued in the publisher's English Bookman's Library Series, edited by Alfred Pollard.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21097
- Title
- English book collectors
- Author
- FLETCHER, WILLIAM YOUNGER
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- England , Collecting , Collectors , English
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books;
Terms of Sale
Rulon-Miller 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
Rulon-Miller Books
Biblio member since 2006
St. Paul, Minnesota
About Rulon-Miller Books
Rare, Fine and Interesting Books in Many Fields from the 15th to the 21st Centuries
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...