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This seventh edition of John Carter's classic text contains in-depth descriptions of every aspect of antique and modern book collecting from A to Z. All terms are alphabetized for quick reference, including how to take care of pigskin, morocco, or Russian leather, how to tell japon vellum from India proof paper and how to determine "very good copy" in a collectible volume. For first edition collectors, Carter's definition of "follow the flag" explains the historical issues surrounding first and native first texts. The book's pages are charmingly labeled, showing you exactly where the half-title and tailpiece are located and what a printer's imprint page looks like.
This seventh edition of John Carter's classic text contains in-depth descriptions of every aspect of antique and modern book collecting from A to Z. All terms are alphabetized for quick reference, including how to take care of pigskin, morocco, or Russian leather, how to tell japon vellum from India proof paper and how to determine "very good copy" in a collectible volume. For first edition collectors, Carter's definition of "follow the flag" explains the historical issues surrounding first and native first texts. The book's pages are charmingly labeled, showing you exactly where the half-title and tailpiece are located and what a printer's imprint page looks like.
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- Graphic Design, Print Culture, and the Eighteenth-Century Novel by Janine Barchas in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- A Handbook to Literary Research by Simon Eliot on page 40, and Back Matter
- Editing Virginia Woolf: Interpreting the Modernist Text by James M. Haule in Back Matter
- Among the Gently Mad: Strategies and Perspectives for the Book Hunter in the 21st Century by Nicholas A. Basbanes in Index