In Quest of the Perfect Bookplate: The Whenceabouts of the Collection of Clare Ryan Talbot foreword by Paul Jordan-Smith
by Talbot, Clare Ryan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Claremont,CA: Saunders Studio Press, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 71p octavo, illustrated. 1/300 numbered copies this copy #12 and signed by Talbot. Additionally inscribed by the author on the front fly leaf. A very good copy in decorated boards and black cloth spine with paper label. Tipped in is the bookplate of famed San Francisco printer John Henry Nash
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- Bookseller
- Old New York Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42657
- Title
- In Quest of the Perfect Bookplate
- Author
- Talbot, Clare Ryan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Saunders Studio Press
- Place of Publication
- Claremont,CA
- Date Published
- 1933
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About the Seller
Old New York Book Shop
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Atlanta, Georgia
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...