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A Practical Guide To American Book Collecting (1663-1940) (1941)

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A Practical Guide To American Book Collecting (1663-1940) (1941)

by Whitman Bennett

Full Title: A Practical Guide To American Book Collecting (1663-1940) (1941) : With All Items Arranged in Sequence as a Chronological Panorama of American Authorship and With Each Subject Considered From Bibliographical, Biographical and Analytical Aspects

9 ½ x 6 ¼. In English. Published by The Bennett Book Studios, New York. Printed by The House of Tuttle, Vermont, 1941. FIRST EDITION. Limited Edition. Complete. Original publisher deluxe binding of this critical reference work. Half morocco leather. Dark Forest Green. Handbound & stamp-signed by Bennett of NY. Five raised spine bands with gilt accents as well as bright gilt paneling. Gilt lettered direct. Publication date gilt stamped to foot of spine. Green marbleized boards with gilt ruling. Binding is solid. Beautiful matching marbleized endpapers. Ex Libris plate on front pastedown: John Whiting and Helen Otillie Friel. In excellent over all condition. Limited To 1250 Copies; 1150 in cloth and 100 Hand Bound in Half Morocco. A splendid and very collectible copy.

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Inventory Number: 97000

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