List of Catalogues of English Book Sales, 1676-1900, Now in the British Museum
by Mattingly, Harold; & I. A. K. Burnett; Alfred W Pollard
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- New/No jacket, as issued
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Mansfield, Connecticut: Maurizio Martino Publisher, 1994. Brand New HARDCOVER in perfect condition (just removed from the publisher's shrinkwrap so we could write this description). NO rubbing. NO fading. HARDCOVER reprint of the 1915 edition. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. No date (but 1994, First Martino printing "Strictly Limited to 100 Copies"). Seen through the press, and with an Introduction by Alfred W. Pollard. There are some 8,000 chronological entries. 75 page index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped red cloth. From the preface: "The collection of 8000 [auction] catalogues of English book sales here listed ranges from the sale of the library of Dr. Lazarus Seaman on October, 1676… to the end of the 19th century. It owes its importance mainly to the long sets of the auctioneers' own copies…". 1994 reprint of 1915 ed., Limited to 100. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xvi, 523pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller
- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019470
- Title
- List of Catalogues of English Book Sales, 1676-1900, Now in the British Museum
- Author
- Mattingly, Harold; & I. A. K. Burnett; Alfred W Pollard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket, as issued
- Edition
- 1994 reprint of 1915 ed., Limited to 100
- Publisher
- Maurizio Martino Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Mansfield, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Book Auction Catalogues.
- Size
- 8vo. xvi, 523pp
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About the Seller
About Books
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Henderson, Nevada
About About Books
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).
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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