Publishing and Bookselling: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
by Frank Mumby
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good +/fair
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape & R.R. Bowker Co, 1954. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/fair. A very good plus, first thus, new and revised edition (Third edition) from 1954 of this seminal work in bookselling. Brown cloth covers. Binding is sturdy and square. Foxing and toning to endpapers. Dust jacket has a large closed tear. 438 pp. including index. Octavo. This book discusses the history of the written word in Britain, spanning a time period from Roman Britain, through the Dark Ages, to the Modern Day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 973
- Title
- Publishing and Bookselling: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
- Author
- Frank Mumby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape & R.R. Bowker Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- bibliophile, bibliomania, books, library, scholarly
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About the Seller
Uncommon Works
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- Octavo
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