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The Print in the Western World: An Introductory History
by Linda C. Hults
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0299096807
- ISBN 13
- 9780299096809
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996. Very Good/Very Good. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996. First Edition. Octavo. 948 pages. Black and white illustrations and color plates throughout. Illustrated dust jacket. Maroon boards stamped in gilt. Maroon endpapers. Two errata slips laid in at front.
Some very light chipping to edges of dust jacket. Rippling to spine and rear panel. Light edgewear to boards with a bit of rippling along spine. Binding is sound. Previous owner's gift inscription to half title. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked.
Some very light chipping to edges of dust jacket. Rippling to spine and rear panel. Light edgewear to boards with a bit of rippling along spine. Binding is sound. Previous owner's gift inscription to half title. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7620
- Title
- The Print in the Western World: An Introductory History
- Author
- Linda C. Hults
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0299096807
- ISBN 13
- 9780299096809
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Place of Publication
- Madison, WI
- Date Published
- 1996
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
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