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The dictionary of the book : a glossary for book collectors, booksellers, librarians, and others / Sidney E. Berger.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) Z1006 .B42 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berger, Sidney E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bibliography--Dictionaries.
- Bibliography.
- Book industries and trade--Dictionaries.
- Book industries and trade.
- Book collecting--Dictionaries.
- Book collecting.
- Library science--Dictionaries.
- Library science.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 561 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
- Summary:
- "This edition adds more than 100 new entries and many new illustrations; corrects and brings up to date the entries of the work of others; and brings the vocabulary and theory of bookselling and collecting into the modern commercial and academic world, which has been forced to adjust to a new reality thanks to worldwide medical and economic concerns"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Dictionary
- Appendix A. Paper and Paper-Related Terminology in the Present Volume
- Appendix B. Typeface Terminology
- Appendix C. Paper Sizes
- Appendix D. Binding Terminology in the Present Volume
- Appendix E. Book Collectors' Clubs and Societies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Berger, Sidney E. Dictionary of the book.
- ISBN:
- 9781538151327
- 1538151324
- OCLC:
- 1311591270
- Publisher Number:
- 99996784501
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