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First Editions Of To-day And How To Tell Them United States and England

By: Boutell, H. S

Price: $38.00

Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Co: 1939

Seller ID: 30717

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket

The appreciation shown by book collectors and dealers for the first modest edition of this book--long out of print--has been so great, that it has seemed advisable to reissue it in a new, revised and much enlarged edition, this book. It consists of statements by the various publishers themselves as to the signs (or absence of them) by which their respective first printings are to be identified, and will thus provide a cheap and handy means of checking the books one buys or considers buying. Publisher's note to the original edition page has an oval stamp: The Private Library of William V. Jacks...
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Civil War Books A Priced Checklist with Advice

By: Broadfoot, Tom

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Broadfoot Publishing Company: 2000

Seller ID: 31831

ISBN: 1568373791

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no Dust Jacket

Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 701 pages; 31831; Signed by Author
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The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop A Memoir, a History

By: Buzbee, Lewis

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Graywolf Press: 2006

Seller ID: 31333

ISBN: 1555974503

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

In The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, Buzbee, a former bookseller and sales representative, celebrates the unique experience of the bookstore. The smell and touch of books, getting lost in the deep canyons of shelves, and the silent community of readers. He shares his passion for books, which began with ordering through The Weekly Reader in grade school. Interwoven throughout is a fascinating historical account of the bookseller's trade. No defects, book near perfect. ; Cover Art; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 216 pages; 31333
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Contemporary Authors

By: Chapman, Jeff, Et Al

Price: $48.00

Publisher: Gale Research: 1997

Seller ID: 16823

ISBN: 0787601241

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no Dust Jacket

16823
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Caring For Your Books

By: Dirda, Michael

Price: $15.00

Publisher: NY, Book-Of-The-Month Club: 1990

Seller ID: 17815

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

"We have preserved the book and the book has preserved us." -David Ben-Gurion. Michael Dirda has inventoried every way to take care of a book, from the purchase to the shelving/storing of the book. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 67 pages; 17815
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The Civil War in Books An Analytical Bibliography

By: Eicher, David J.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: University of Illinois Press: 1997

Seller ID: 31832

ISBN: 0252022734

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

4to 11" - 13" tall; 407 pages; 31832
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If You Want To Evaluate Your Library . . .

By: Lancaster, F. W.

Price: $33.00

Publisher: University of Illinois: 1988

Seller ID: 23835

ISBN: 0878450785

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no Dust Jacket

Call letters on spine; stamps on endpapers for "Austin Public Library" and "For Library Use Only" above library bar code label and the pocket. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 193 pages; 23835
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Autumn / Winter, Sept 2007 -- Feb 2008 Oxford University Press

By: Oxford University Press

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press: 2008

Seller ID: 30763

Binding: Softcover

Condition: As New

; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 169 pages; 30763
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Civil War Books: Confederate & Union Including Historical Archeological to Slavery : a Bibliography & Price Guide

By: Seagrave, Ronald R.

Price: $51.00

Publisher: Sergeant Kirklands Museum & Historical Society: 1995

Seller ID: 31830

ISBN: 096321375X

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Publisher has more documents laid in (4 pages) , as well as some newspaper article, copies of other civil war articles. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 748 pages; 31830
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Book Season Magazine June 2001, Vol. 1, No. 3

By: Spoor, Joe

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Rockwood, MI, Joe Spoor: 2001

Seller ID: 31097

Binding: Magazine

Condition: As New

Valuating books and their impact on readers. Features: Books I have Read and their impact on me, by Lous Hemmings, contributing writer from Ireland; The Price of a Book by Tom Fields; Absolute Book, a Short History of Legends About Books by Aleksandar Saranac from the former Yugoslavia; From the South Banks to Broadway, by Kirsten Denker. Plus two continuing series articles and 6 departments. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 26 pages; 31097
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Book Season Magazine April 2001, Vol. 1 No. 1

By: Spoor, Joe

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Rockwood, MI, Joe Spoor: 2001

Seller ID: 31098

Binding: Magazine

Condition: As New

Premier issue of this magazine. Features include book shows and events calendar; classifieds; original poetry; decorating; industry update. Laid in at page 16 is a notice about the title-change had been post-poned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 30 pages; 31098
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A Degree Of Mastery, A Journey Through Book Arts Apprenticeship

By: Wilcox, Annie Tremmel

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Penguin Books: 1999

Seller ID: 30008

ISBN: 0140291938

Binding: Softcover

Condition: As New

{Wilcox} describes restoration processes... With such detail that one is left with the impression that he or she is actually learning the craft rather than merely reading about another's experience. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 210 pages; 30008
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Built Of Books How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde

By: Wright, Thomas

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.: 2009

Seller ID: 30294

ISBN: 0805089934

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

Publisher's cover-up label on rear fep at the end of the index (last page). ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 370 pages; 30294
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