Bookman's Price Index Volume 9

McGrath, Daniel F.

ISBN 10: 0810306093 / ISBN 13: 9780810306097

Published by Gale Research Company, Detroit, MI, 1974

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VG hardcover edition, 719 pages. Book is oversize, and will require extra postage.; 19795.

Seller Inventory # 19795

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bookman's Price Index Volume 9
• Publisher: Gale Research Company, Detroit, MI
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810306093
• ISBN 13: 9780810306097
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

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

Synopsis

Each Index provides current price information from catalogues of nearly 200 book dealers located in the USA and Europe. They are guides to the market value of collectable books. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author and give the following information - author, title, place and date of publication, description of the book's condition, dealer's name, catalogue and item number, year the catalogue was issued and the price at which the book was offered.