Abc for book collectors 8th edition, 2004, by john carter and nicolas barker pdf with commentary at items below if any are from related and broader terms. Second edition, with a new introduction by donald farren. From classics to selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens books and more. This classic of book collecting has has been helping book lovers and collectors for decades and is now in its 8th edition.
For hardcover books published from the 20th century onwards, the presence of a dust jacket and its condition also greatly affect value. The only way to improve on the news that anne rice has sold much of her personal library to powells is to report that she wrote in many of them and also affixed handwritten library markings to the spines of almost half of the books. From antiquities to 20th century icons, from quirky to classy and kitsch to classic, collectors. Abc for book collectors retains its humorous character as the one indispensable guide to book collecting while also keeping us uptodate with modern terminology. An offprint is a separate printing of a work that originally appeared as part of a larger publication, usually one of composite authorship such as an academic journal, magazine, or edited book. The primer for book collectors, cataloguers and all associated with books. A series on collectables, collecting, and the collectors who passionately seek, find and enjoy. Apr 23, 2018 book collecting leads to geeking out on a whole realm of esoteric knowledge about book publishing. Abc book for collectors, 7th edition by john carter.
Dictionary format, but surprisingly readable as a book, nevertheless. The process for treating or reversing foxing is expensive and impractical for the vast majority of antiquarian books. John carter get textbooks new textbooks used textbooks. Abc for book collectors john carter and nicholas barker. Abc for book collectors has long been called a classic, but this edition confirms it, by the fact that the british library has joined with oak knoll as copublisher. Abc for book collectors john carter, nicolas barker. Welcome to old childrens books, selling childrens literature and picture books online since 1994. Abc for book collectors by john carter, first edition. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Students will be expected to own and to have read john carters abc for book collectors 8th edition and nicolas basbanes a gentle madness. Not to be missed, both because it is a beautiful material object but also because it holds important new information. The most recent edition of carters abc for book collectors is also available as a free pdf download. A list of further readings will be supplied in advance. Nicolas barker john carters classic abc for book collectors has long been established as the most enjoyable and informative reference work on book terminology.
Barker, link is externalabc for book collectors link is external 8th ed. It is, in short, a masterpiece, whose merits are acknowledged by the fact that it has never, in forty years, been out of print. When searching on its important to find copies that match the book in your possession as accurately as possible. How to find, buy, and sell used and rare books by ian c. The greatest book in the world, and other papers boston.
Abc for book collectors by john carter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. The 8th edition 2004 is available free of charge as a pdf. More than 450 terms are alphabetically described and crossreferencing is easy. Nicolas barker in his introduction to the revised edition of the abc for book collectors, oak knoll press 1995 john carter, abc for book. Abc for book collectors 8th edition by john carter, nicolas carter barker, nicholas barker hardcover, 232 pages, published 2004 by oak knoll press and the british library isbn. We have a collection of more than 10,000 scarce and.
As a reference, the book provides enough information to answer the questions of the new collector while knowing when to stop, referring the reader to other, more detailed, sources. Another great feature is the ability to search 72 library catalogs, including worldcat public version, kvk, istc. A first edition signed by the author will have even greater value. Abc for book collectors, while keeping us uptodate with modern terminology, retains its humorous character and importance as the one indispensable guide to book collecting. Like all good reference books, the abc for book collectors conveys much in a little, sets limits to its subject and keeps within them, and saving grace treats that subject with individuality as well as authority, in a style at once concise, forthright and witty. Abebooks has been part of the rare book world since going live in 1996. This eighth edition has been revised by nicolas barker, editor of the book collector and incorporates additional words created by the introduction of web based. Anne hathaway makes television appeal to find tassie book to. Eighth edition, completely revised and reset, with additio.
The abc for book collectors retains its humorous character as the one indispensable guide to book collecting while also keeping us uptodate with modern terminology. For about twenty years, my goto reference has been the seventh edition 1995, edited and revised by nicolas. Book collectors generally make their peace with foxing as one of the many factors that make old books unique. This eighth edition has been revised by nicolas barker, editor of the book collector and incorporates additional words created by the introduction of webbased collecting.
Eighth us edition with corrections, additions and an introduction by nicolas barker. With tracy back, the quartermaines are bringing the family drama on gh this week. Internet resources for collecting law books lillian goldman law. Geoffrey ashall glaister, encyclopedia of the book. We have a collection of more than 10,000 scarce and outofprint books, for readers, teachers and collectors. If theres any one book about books that i always keep within reach, its john carters abc for book collectors. The book being shipped overseas is a newer, rereleased edition of the one mentioned by hathaway, with twice as many illustrated collective nouns. In book publishing, if a reprint has been revised from an earlier version, it is usually referred to as a new edition rather than a reprint. Here, in over 490 alphabetical entries, ranging in. His most wellknown work, besides abc for book collectors, is an. First editions are soughtafter by book collectors and a first edition is usually more valuable than a later printing. Concise oxford english dictionary 10th edition revised.
This eighth edition incorporates the lexicon of new bibliographical terms brought into use by the internet, in addition to other additions and amendments arising since the publication of the previous revised edition. Us abc for book collectors, eighth us edition, completely revised and reset, with additional information and an introduction by nicolas barker. The ninth edition of abc for book collectors is greatly enhanced by the inclusion of images. Buy abc for book collectors 8th edition 9781584561125 by john carter and nicolas barker for up to 90% off at. Abc for book collectors by john carter if there was a single book that any wouldbe collector should own, it is this. Offprint of selbstdarstellungen by sigmund freud from l. An elegant and witty guide to essential terminology. But only a cataloguer who despaired of selling a first edition of norman gale or f. Shaken, unsophisticated, harleian style, fingerprint, ebook, dentelle. Nicolas barker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Carters abc first printed in 1952 was revised and expanded by nicolas barker, his friend and the respected editor of the book collector, making good use of the authors own annotations and bringing to bear his own great knowledge and brisk style. Book prices generally depend on the demand for a given edition, the number of copies available, and a book s condition. Jun 01, 2004 this eighth edition has been revised by nicolas barker, editor of the book collector and incorporates additional words created by the introduction of webbased collecting.
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