How to buy rare books : a practical guide to the antiquarian book market
Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's, 1985. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Not price-clipped. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #474306
ISBN: 0714880191
Series; Christie's collectors guides. Physical description; 159 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-155) and index. Contents; Preface – 1. The Art and Practice of Book Collecting: Why Collect Books? – The Antiquarian Book Trade – How to Read a Catalogue – Buying and Selling – Good and Bad Taste – Pitfalls – 2. Tastes and Trends in Book Collecting: Early Printers – English Literature – Scientific and Medical Books – Americana and Australiana – Travel and Natural History Books – The History of Ideas – Fine Bindings – 3. The Book: Printing – Paper – Folding and Gathering – Illustration and Plate-making – Binding – 4. Care and Conservation: Storage – Paper – Bindings – Environment – Glossary and Abbreviations – Useful Addresses – Further Reading – Index – Acknowledgement. Subjects; Book collecting. Rare books – Bibliography. Antiquarian booksellers. Booksellers and bookselling.
Price: €28.00