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Old and Rare : Thirty Years in the Book Business

Old and Rare : Thirty Years in the Book Business

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Old and Rare : Thirty Years in the Book Business

by Rostenberg, Leona; & Madeleine B. Stern

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  • Hardcover
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Condition
Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket
ISBN 10
0839001304
ISBN 13
9780839001300
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About This Item

New York / London: Abner Schram / George Prior, 1974. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($12.00). NOT a library discard. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are crisp and creamy white. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Memoirs of two New York women who have been scholars and antiquarian booksellers for more than fifty years. Chronicled here are their exciting start in the rare book business, annual European book-buying jaunts, extraordinary discoveries at home and abroad, etc. A delight of irresistible humor and savvy. Illustrated with 12 pages of photos. Index. Bound in the original brown cloth, stamped in shiny gold. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. (x), 234pp.

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Bookseller
About Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
017202
Title
Old and Rare : Thirty Years in the Book Business
Author
Rostenberg, Leona; & Madeleine B. Stern
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine condition
Jacket Condition
Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0839001304
ISBN 13
9780839001300
Publisher
Abner Schram / George Prior
Place of Publication
New York / London
Date Published
1974
Bookseller catalogs
Autobiography;
Size
8vo. (x), 234pp

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