ABC for Book-collectorsCompletely reset and revised, this definitive reference is better than ever. "No better guide to the whole subject has appeared in print". -- Chicago Tribune |
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User Review - andyray - LibraryThingAn ABC collated by a perfectionist must, almost by definition, be a five star. I simply refuse to give this the full five stars because Carter must have missed something. seriously, this is the best ... Read full review
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User Review - JBD1 - LibraryThingI finally took the opportunity to read John Carter's ABC for Book Collectors all the way through - I've dipped into it for various reasons for years, but never actually sat and read the whole thing ... Read full review
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| Title | ABC for Book-collectors Collections spéciales Higher Education Series |
| Author | John Carter |
| Edition | 5, illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Knopf, 1972 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Dec 8, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394414039, 9780394414034 |
| Length | 211 pages |
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