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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.
Contributor:
Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
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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