First Printings of American Authors: contributions toward descriptive checklists, Volume 1, 2, 3, 4

Descripción

Massively heavy, oversized volumes, four of them. An indispensable collection of four of the five volumes of the influential compendium of American authors and first edition, first printings of their works. All in First Edition, First Printing states, bound in a big, tall, massively heavy quarto hardcover format, two-tone light blue and darker blue cloth over boards format, gilt decoration to front cover, lettering to spines. Plentiful facsimiles. Errata slips tipped-in behind front free endpapaers of the first two volumes. Very slight smudging to page tips at bottom. Each of the four volumes cover the alphabet but in repeating fashion, one volume piled upon another. No dust jackets, as issued. Each volume also features a fine, two-page illustrated endpaper, being black-and-white photographs of the American authors covered therein but also facsimiles of memos, title pages, dust jackets and the like. Volume 1 (1977): xxvii [2], 1-432 pp.; Volume 2 (1978): xvii [2], 2-407 pp.; Volume 3 (1978): xvii [2], 1-412 pp.; Volume 4 (1979): xvii [2], 3-406 pp. All in, a most handsome, useful set indeed.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

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Detalles bibliográficos

Título

First Printings of American Authors: contributions toward descriptive checklists, Volume 1, 2, 3, 4

Editor

Gale Research Company

Fecha de publicación

1979

Encuadernación

Hardcover

Edición

First Edition.

Estado

Very Good

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• Literature