The Fraktur-Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans
by Shelley, Donald A
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/VG+
- Seller
-
Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Allentown, PA: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1961. Book. Near Fine. Buckram. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scarce in DJ. Tan linen, lettered and decorated in red. 375 pp., fully illus., some in color. Cloth is a bit puckered in spots, a condition that appears original to issue, with a slight red-print overrun above "Manuscripts" in the front panel title. PGFS Vol. XXIII (1958/1959). A landmark study, remains the cornerstone of any fraktur reference collection. Scarce dust jacket lightly toned and a bit soiled, with modestly chipped edges and small puncture along upper rear joint, now in mylar..
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- Bookseller
- Saucony Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015186
- Title
- The Fraktur-Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts of the Pennsylvania Germans
- Author
- Shelley, Donald A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania German Folklore Society
- Place of Publication
- Allentown, PA
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- FRAKTUR ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN DUTCH FRACTUR GOTHIC SCRIPT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folk Art;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Saucony Book Shop
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About the Seller
Saucony Book Shop
Biblio member since 2005
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
About Saucony Book Shop
The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. We make no attempt to be a general-service book shop. Our inventory is highly selective, individually chosen from among the hundreds of thousands of books to which we have access annually at auctions, library and estate sales, and through individual scouts and vendors. We do not handle material that does not meet our expectations in terms of condition or interest to our specialized, idiosyncratic customers. Despite maintaining a browsing inventory of more than 15,000 volumes, we have minimized our carbon footprint by maintaining our entire operation in a cozy ca. 1890 barn and lean-to adjacent to an historic creamery in rural Maxatawny Township. Our shop is available for browsing by appointment and occasionally, in temperate weather, by chance, so email or call ahead to peruse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel. Thanks for reading about us! Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...