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MOVEABLE BOOKS, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
by Haining, Peter
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- first
- Condition
- Minor spotting to top edge of text block, minor rubbing to spine extremes, but about fine in like dust jacket
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: New English Library, 1979. First edition. Minor spotting to top edge of text block, minor rubbing to spine extremes, but about fine in like dust jacket. First edition. 142p. Illustrated in color and with fold-out plates. Oblong 4to. Silver-titled black cloth. Discusses pop-ups, mechanical, dissolving, and other novelty books.
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- First Folio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23920
- Title
- MOVEABLE BOOKS, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
- Author
- Haining, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used - Minor spotting to top edge of text block, minor rubbing to spine extremes, but about fine in like dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- New English Library
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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- New
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- Text Block
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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