Understanding Book-collecting
- ISBN-10
- 0907462138
- ISBN-13
- 9780907462132
- Category
- Antiques & Collectibles / Books
- Pages
- 279
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982
- Publisher
- Antique Collectors' Club
- Author
- Grant Uden
Description
This work makes available a mass of useful information, including details of the technical aspects of book making, the vexed question of first editions and the matters of completeness and condition. Contains an excellent glossary.
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