Quest Perfect Book Reminiscences Reflections by Orcutt William Dana (72 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Original giltlettered cloth. Edges a bit worn, some old library stamps, remains of insert on last pastedown, else a good copy. Text in English. Please see description or ask for photos.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.2.

316 S., mit Abbildungen und Tafeln. Gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 800 8°. Goldgeprägtes Orig.-Pappband.

. . . 1 Vol. . 316 pp. Cuarto. Tela Editorial. . Buen estado de conservación. Texto en inglés.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd prt. Boston, 1926; brown cloth covered boards; gold cover design; corner and spine edge wear with board exposed at corners; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; top edges gilt; interior is clean and unmarked; 316 pages.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Brown boards with gilt lettering and; top edge gilt. Book is clean, straight and tight with light; 9.25 x 6 x 1.25 inches; 316 pages Very Good decoration spotting to spine and back board. Jacket has edge wear and small chips to spine ends and corners.

Hardcover. 8vo, 22.5cm, second impression, colour frontis and 51 plates, (portraits & title pages), text illustrations, index, t.e.g. gilt decorated brown cloth, near fine copy (bksds.38913) ~Orcutt discusses elegant books; finely printed, extra-illustrated, and superbly bound. Generally the outward appearance and physical make-up.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good-. Dent to fore-edge of textblock. Otherwise, clean and solid. ; Essay And General Literature Index Reprint Series; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 316 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd prt.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Essay And General Literature Index Reprint Series; pages.

1926, First Edition. Illustrated. Decorated cloth with top edge gilt. In good condition.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. First impression of the trade edition. [16], 316, [2] p., color and gilt frontispiece with captioned tissue guard, 50 leaves of black-and-white plates (1 double-leaf plate): full-page facsimile illustrations; 25 cm. Brown cloth with gilt spine and cover titles; gilt front cover decoration. Top page edges gilt. In Very Good- Condition: ends of spine slightly frayed with 1-cm. tear from head of spine; cover is lightly soiled; former owner inscription on front fixed endpaper; pages and plates are otherwise clean and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st trade edition. 316 pages + 85 photo plates on glossy paper. Printed in Poliphilus type from the Roman type of 1499 by Francesco Griffo. From Gutenburg, Manutius and Colvin as the "Perfect" book makers to Typographers from Fletcher to Cobden-Sanderson, Illumination, friends of books, Maurice Hewlett to Mark Twain. tan cloth boards with medieval design strapwork in gilt motif, repeated on the wrapper, the wrapper has a split along spine at back board and front edge also on the rear flap, the pages are uncut and all printed on quality laid paper. Tall octavo.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Trade Edition.

316 [1] pp. Illustrated. 8vo, publisher's gilt cloth, t.e.g., in dust jacket. Second impression of the trade edition. Gold on spine tarnished; otherwise a fine copy in a jacket with a few small chips (approx. 1/4 x 1/4").

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Little, Brown & Co. January 1926 Binding: Hardcover previous seller sticker on front pastedown. previous owner gift inscription on ffep. hinge cracked at title page. top edge gilt. third printing.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Impression of the Trade Edition. 316 pages. Gilt top edges and lettering. Former owner's bookplate (only a little larger than a postage stamp) at top edge of front paste-down endpaper. Corners and edges of backstrip lightly rubbed. Lettering on backstrip faded. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Second printing of the trade edition (as stated upon copyright page). [16], 317 pages. Hardcover: H 23cm x L 15.5cm. Lacks dust jacket. Brown cloth rubbed; gilt stamped decoration to front board; spine's gilt lettering dulled but legible; spine ends frayed; board corners bumped and worn. Front and rear hinges shaken and now reinforced with binding tape; past owner's signature at top edge of front pastedown with inscription at top of front free endpaper obscured under swath of black ink. Color frontispiece with captioned tissue guard. B/w plates. Still a solid reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, dated 1926. Dusty top edge. ; Gilt lettering and decorative lines on front cover. T. E. G. Book is in excellent condition - exceptions noted. Color frontispiece with tissue guard. Profusely illustrated. Index. ; Color & B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 316 pages.

Reprinted Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 316 pages; Description: [14], 316, [1] p. , [51] leaves of plates : ill. (1 col. ) , facsims. , ports. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Orcutt, William Dana, 1870-1953. Books--History. Printing--History. Book design--History. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Trade Edition, first impression. Spine lettering dull, else very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Original brown gilt designer cloth with gilt foreedge and tissue interleaving to plates. A clean, unmarked copy.

Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Clean pages except for some age-toning to edges and endpapers; the gilt head edging shows a few tiny scratches; the binding is rather relaxed, showing stitches between signatures and with a long crack to the final free endpaper exposing netting, but remains overall secure. The full brown cloth hard cover has considerable dimming along spine, points of fraying at corners and spine ends, a bump to the top right rear causing some wrinkling to fabric and board, and surface wear to the heel edges, but remains strikingly attractive, with gilt titles and decoration at front and spine. [xi], 316pp. incl. index; color frontis + b/w illus. throughout.