About this title: The authors rrecount how they became interested in collecting books and describe the interesting people they have met in the course of their collecting.
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Edition: Ex-Library
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312156824ISBN:0312156820
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Ex-library with usual markings and piece cut out of fep o/w contents are very clean, great reference copy. read more
Edition: First Edition, Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Press, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312156824ISBN:0312156820
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Slight spine lean, light edgewear to the jacket, a couple of dings to the jacket, small green stain on front board, and other light shopwear. Overall a nice clean copy. read more
Description: Like New. Trade paperback. First edition copy. Like new; no internal markings; has lost its "Brand New" shine but no obvious defects. In sealed plastic protection. 1998. Trade paperback. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 1998-04-15
ISBN-13:9780312187682ISBN:0312187688
Description: Very Good Text. Paperback in very good condition. Shelfwear is minimal. Spine is uncreased, binding and text also in very good condition. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312187682ISBN:0312187688
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Has NO remainder or other marks, has been read gently by this seller. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Audience: General/trade. states first trade PB edition, 1st printing. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312187682ISBN:0312187688
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Boards
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312156824ISBN:0312156820
Description: Octavo. 216 pages. Small wrinkles at tip and base of spine, else a near-fine copy in a mildly scuffed else near-fine dust jacket in a mylar cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1997-04-15
ISBN-13:9780312156824ISBN:0312156820
Description: Like New. Binding is tight and square. DJ is VG. This is a very nice hardcover copy. No names, no marks, no stickers. Text is clean and bright. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Edition: Third Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martins Press, New York, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312156824ISBN:0312156820
Description: Very Fine in Very Fine jacket. Books/Book Collecting/ History Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World. A charming and entertaining book for anyone who loves books. " This warm and witty story is filled with eccentric characters, from a punk book dealer peddling fifty thousand-dollar modern first to a golf-obessed Shakespearean scholor with books on demonic possession in his basement. "-----dust jacket blurb. Book Condition is Very Fine; blue paper over boards with navy paper over spine, gold ... read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780312156824ISBN:0312156820
Description: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0-312-15682-0. The quest for a cheap birthday present (a reading copy of "War and Peace") turns into bibliomania. A must for every book collector. read more
"I really enjoyed this book -- following the Goldstones on their search through used bookstores for treasures. It has motivated me to go back and read (or re-read) the classics that I didn't appreciate as required reading in school."
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