The Gentle Art of Book Collecting
by Farmer, Bernard J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Thorsons Pub., 1950. First UK edition. HC w DJ. PC VG/VG. Light blue cloth, gilt spine titling bright, light wear, light soiling to endpapers, unmarked, binding sound. Unclipped DJ (6s.), edgewear heaviest to tips, stains, now in Brodart. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 240212
- Title
- The Gentle Art of Book Collecting
- Author
- Farmer, Bernard J
- Format/Binding
- HC w DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thorsons Pub.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 93
Terms of Sale
Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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About the Seller
Refuge Books: Used & Rare
Biblio member since 2018
Nashville, Tennessee
About Refuge Books: Used & Rare
Refuge Books: Used & Rare. Buying and selling books in historic east Nashville, TN since 2012. Specializing in history, biography, Civil War, books on books, theology, Louisiana, the Inklings, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Wendell Berry, Flannery O'Connor, George Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Madeleine L'Engle, and Frederick Buechner. We welcome any and all inquiries.Instagram: @refugebooks
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- 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....
- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- 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...