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... View More...
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 View More...
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 View More...
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 View More...
