New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1925. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Wide Large 8vo. viii, 258 pp, with 60 b&w unpaginated Plates. First Edition, 1925. Starting. gray f.e.p.'s show slight separation from main textblock, but holding with little shake lightly age-toned text block, cloth with very light wear at the tips, gilt spine letters faded but easily legible, No markings, spine backing tight, clean, 7.25" x 8.75". Dark-green cloth with rubbed gilt lettering to spine..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8416
Title: Old Glass and How to Collect It
Author: Lewis, J. Sydney
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1925
Size: Large Octavo
Keywords: COLLECTING HISTORY OLD GLASS
Bookseller catalogs: COLLECTING;

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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