In Quest Of the Perfect Book: Reminiscences & Reflections Of A Bookman
by William Dana Orcutt
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. First trade edition. Hardcover in chocolate brown cloth ornately stamped and lettered in gilt. Profusely illustrated with full page plates including a color frontis "Queen Mary Psalter" with captioned tissue guard. Fine. A handsome volume, a collection of pieces on books, authors, printing and book collecting. Orcutt comments on such topics as "Friends Through Books", "The Lure of Illumination", "Friends Through The Pen", and "Triumphs of Typography"
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E22081
- Title
- In Quest Of the Perfect Book: Reminiscences & Reflections Of A Bookman
- Author
- William Dana Orcutt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- books, authors, publishing, printing, typography, book collecting, reading
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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