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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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Publisher: Bookman's Price Index
ISBN: 9781410317964
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Bookmans Price Index is an index to rare and antiquarian books offered for sale in the catalogs of book dealers in the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. Gathers the most recent listings in the antiquarian book world in order to create a catalog of recent trends and pricing in the field of collectible books.

Author: Gale Group
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN: 9780787660512
Category : Book collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Established in 1964, Bookman's Price Index is an index to rare and antiquarian books offered for sale in the catalogs of 100-200 book dealers in the U.S., Canada, and the British Isles. The number of titles listed in each volume is approximately 15,000; in the course of a year some 50-60,000 books are described. Volumes do not supersede previous volumes. Each volume covers catalogs from the previous 4 to 6 months. Entries Include: Title and author, edition, year published physical description (size, binding, illustrations); detailed description of the book's condition including flaws, amount of wear, comment on scarcity; price as listed in catalog; catalog source and number.Included are three appendixes: "Association Copies": Listing books by significant people who have owned them "Fine Bindings": Listing books that have had special bindings applied, arranged by the name of the binder "Fore-Edge Paintings": Listing books that have had scenes painted on the edge of the book, listed by the name of the artist

Author: Bessie Graham
Publisher: New York Bowker 1921.
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 460

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Author: Gale Cengage Publishing
Publisher: Bookman's Price Index
ISBN: 9780787695095
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Established in 1964, Bookman's Price Index is an index to rare and antiquarian books offered for sale in the catalogs of 100-200 book dealers in the U.S., Canada, and the British Isles. The number of titles listed in each volume is approximately 15,000; in the course of a year some 50-60,000 books are described. Volumes do not supersede previous volumes. Each volume covers catalogs from the previous 4 to 6 months.Entries Include: Title and author, edition, year published, physical description (size, binding, illustrations); detailed description of the book's condition including flaws, amount of wear, comment on scarcity; price as listed in catalog; catalog source and number.Included are three appendixes: "Association Copies": Listing books by significant people who have owned them "Fine Bindings": Listing books that have had special bindings applied, arranged by the name of the binder "Fore-Edge Paintings": Listing books that have had scenes painted on the edge of the book, listed by the name of the artist

Author: Wilfred Partington
Publisher:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 502

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Author: Gale Group
Publisher: Gale / Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9780787600518
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 900

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Established in 1964, Bookman's Price Index is an index to rare and antiquarian books offered for sale in the catalogs of 100-200 book dealers in the U.S., Canada, and the British Isles. The number of titles listed in each volume is approximately 15,000; in the course of a year some 50-60,000 books are described. Volumes do not supersede previous volumes. Each volume covers catalogs from the previous 4 to 6 months.Entries Include: Title and author, edition, year published, physical description (size, binding, illustrations); detailed description of the book's condition including flaws, amount of wear, comment on scarcity; price as listed in catalog; catalog source and number.Included are three appendixes: "Association Copies": Listing books by significant people who have owned them "Fine Bindings": Listing books that have had special bindings applied, arranged by the name of the binder "Fore-Edge Paintings": Listing books that have had scenes painted on the edge of the book, listed by the name of the artist

Author: Anne F. McGrath
Publisher: Gale
ISBN: 9781414409993
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Bookman's Price Index is an index to rare and antiquarian books offered for sale in the catalogs of100-200 book dealers in the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. Each main edition lists approximately 15,000 titles and covers catalogs from the previous 4-6 months. Volumes do not supersede previous volumes. Each cumulative index edition lists approximately 90,000 entries from the previous five editions of Bookman's Price Index. The Cumulative Index to Volumes 80-85 references editions published in 2005 and 2006.Entries in the main editions of Bookman's Price Index include title and author, edition, year published, and physical description (size, binding, illustrations); detailed description of the book's condition including flaws, amount of wear, and comment on scarcity; price as listed in catalog; and catalog source and number.Since the primary purpose of the cumulative index edition is to provide speedy access to tens of thousands of book titles, the complete entry as it appears in the main BPI volume is not repeated in the index edition. The components of a typical entry in the cumulative index edition include: author's name, book title, place of publication, date of publication, and the volume number(s) of the main edition(s) of Bookman's Price Index in which that title can be found. Arrangement is alphabetical by author; if no author, then by title.

Author: Daniel F. McGrath
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN: 9780810306240
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 792

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Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 460

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V. 1-3 include "Bibliographies of modern authors by Henry Danielson."