London: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1948. 2nd impression, 1949. HC w DJ. PC VG/VG. Red cloth, gilt spine titling, light edgewear & soiling, endpapers & prelims foxed, FO name to FFEP, unmarked, binding sound. Clipped DJ edgewear heaviest to spine tips, toning, now in Brodart. Sandars Lectures in Bibliography, 1947. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

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Bookseller: Refuge Books: Used & Rare (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 240133
Title: Taste and Technique in Book Collecting
Author: Carter, John
Format/Binding: HC w DJ
Book Condition: Used
Edition: 2nd impression, 1949
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1948
Pages: 201

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Refuge Books: Used & Rare. Buying and selling books in historic east Nashville, TN since 2012. Specializing in history, biography, Civil War, books on books, theology, Louisiana, the Inklings, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Wendell Berry, Flannery O'Connor, George Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Madeleine L'Engle, and Frederick Buechner. We welcome any and all inquiries.Instagram: @refugebooks
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
PC: Partially chipped (dustjacket)
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....
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
VG/VG: Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
Brodart: Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...