Octavo pamphlet. (6)ff. A tongue-in-cheek guide to the lexicon of the rare book trade. For example, the entry for "Fore-Edge Painting" states "These are always 'exquisitely executed' even when done by someone's Aunt Esmerelda on a wet Sunday afternoon." Bump to upper left corner, else fine in printed wrappers.

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Title: A Course in Correct Cataloguing or Notes to the Neophyte
Publisher: San Francisco: Lawton Kennedy
Publication Date: 1958
Binding: Softcover
Edition: One of 175 copies.
Condition: Fine

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Successor to Bromer Booksellers, Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books continues to offer the book beautiful in all its forms, including early children's books, toys and games; works by Edward Gorey; illustrated books; fine printing from all eras, with an emphasis on social justice themes; miniature books; and important literary first editions.

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Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books
607 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02116, U.S.A.

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