Tall 8vo (36cm). Unpaginated [152]pp. Beautiful print quality, full colour photographic reproductions, perfectly rendering every detail. Original navy blue cloth, lettered in gilt; endpapers handmade kozo paper; high quality, thick stock paper; unmarked and fine in the original pictorial washi dust-jacket; dust-jacket has a few short tears to edges, but otherwise very good. Ryohei Ishikawa is a dedicated student of philately who in only ten years, put together "what is undoubtedly the greatest holding of United States Classics that has ever been assembled" - Weill, Introduction. For the first time, his spectacular collection is available as a reference to the collector and the enthusiast in this beautiful edition. This collection was awarded the WIPA International Grand Prix Award in 1981. NB : DUE TO THE WEIGHT AND SIZE OF THIS BOOK, IT MAY REQUIRE EXTRA DELIVERY CHARGES. A QUOTE WILL BE SUPPLIED AT THE TIME OF ORDER. Seller Inventory # 8211

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Bibliographic Details

Title: THE UNITED STATES STAMP 1847-1869 : RYOHEI ...

Publisher: Privately printed by owner

Publication Date: 1981

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Book Type: Book

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Antiquarian and second-hand bookstore in the heart of fashionable Chelsea, in London, an area famed for its links to bohemian London and the beau monde scene of the 1960s and 70s.

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Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB)
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