The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections (1924)
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The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections (1924)
by A. Edward Newton
8 ¼ x 5 ¾. In English. Published by The Atlantic Monthly Press, Boston, 1924. Fifth Edition. Complete. Illustrated. Stunning half burgundy quarter calf over cloth boards in EXCELLENT condition. Five raised bands. Gilt lettering to spine with gold tooled designs in compartments. Bright gilt title, “Amenities of Book-Collecting.” Previous owner's gift small inscription on first endpaper, else clean throughout. Colored caricature of Dickens and Thackeray frontispiece. Inconsequential browning to fore edges. A SLENDID COPY, the binding fine and pleasing, internally fresh and clean.
Alfred Edward Newton (1864—1940) was an American author, publisher, and avid book collector. He is best known for his book “Amenities of Book-Collecting,” first published in 1918. Over 25,000 copies were sold. Profuse illustrations of contemporary book covers, collectors, and authors. This fifth impression is the same as the fourth. The publishers once wrote, "When, owing to the continued demand for ‘The Amenities of Book-Collecting,’ we decided to print a fourth edition, we wrote Mr. Newton and asked him if he desired any corrections or changes made in the new edition. His reply was characteristic: "Certainly not. Evidently people buy my book on account of the blunders in it, and I wouldn't have 'em disappointed for worlds."
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Inventory Number: 78110
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