Slightly Foxed—but Still Desirable: Ronald Searle's wicked world of Book Collecting.
by Searle, Ronald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
[London:] Souvenir Press, [1989] One of 150 specially bound copies, signed by Searle. Full navy leather with gilt spine. . Small folio. Color illustrations. Glossary A fine copy. A compilation of cartoons, illustrating common bookseller's terms: "Cracked, but holding"; "Lovingly thumbed by former owner"; "Stitching a little loose"; "Neat underlining"; "A little dog-eared but otherwise acceptable", etc.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15144
- Title
- Slightly Foxed—but Still Desirable: Ronald Searle's wicked world of Book Collecting.
- Author
- Searle, Ronald
- Format/Binding
- Full navy leather with gilt spine.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- One of 150 specially bound copies, signed by Searle
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press,
- Place of Publication
- [London:]
- Date Published
- [1989]
- Pages
- 124 pp
- Size
- Small folio
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...