ABC for book collectors
By: John Carter.
Contributors: Barker, Nicolas.
Edition: 8th ed. / [with corrections, additions, and an introduction by] Nicholas Barker.
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press; British Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Castle, DE; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Bibliography -- Dictionaries.; Book collecting -- Dictionaries.; Book industries and trade -- Dictionaries.
Genres: Dictionaries.
Description: John Carter's classic ABC for Book Collectors has long been established as the most enjoyable and informative reference work on book terminology. Here, in over 490 alphabetical entries, ranging in length from a single line to several pages, may be found the definition and analysis of the technical terms of book collecting and bibliography, interspersed with insightful comments on such subjects as auctions, condition, facsimiles, fakes, points, rarity, organizations, etc. -- Book Jacket