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Add this copy of In Quest of the Perfect Book to cart. $4.95, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published by Little, Brown & Co.
Add this copy of In Quest of the Perfect Book: Reminiscences & to cart. $9.67, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published by Little, Brown & Co.
Add this copy of In Quest of the Perfect Book: Reminiscences & to cart. $9.79, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1926 by Little, Brown & Co.
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Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ is price-clipped and shows moderate wear, tear, chipping. Cover shows minor rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned and clean. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of In Quest of the Perfect Book to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by Chaparral Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1926 by Little, Brown & Company.
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Good. No Dustjacket as issued. First impression of the trade edition, stated. Hardbound book in good+ condition particularly considering age of item. Bookplate of previous owner is placed on inside of front cover. Pages show edge toning and some foxing. Top edge of text block is gilt; gilt lettering on spine has faded, but gilt decoration and lettering on front board is still bright. Boards are brown cloth. There is wear to either end of spine; tail end shows a small split. Pages are securely bound and boards straight.
Add this copy of In Quest of the Perfect Book to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Dunaway Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Louis, MO, UNITED STATES, published by Little, Brown.
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Very Good. First impression of the first trade edition. Very Good or better: very light rubbing at the corners and spine ends, text block modestly toned, p.o. signature on the front free endpaper, binding tight and square.
Add this copy of In Quest of the Perfect Book: Reminiscences & to cart. $17.50, good condition, Sold by West Side Book Shop, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ann Arbor, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1926 by Little, Brown and Company..
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Very Good-Fine in J Very Good-Fine jacket. Large 8vo Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-Fine. xi, 316 pp, color frontis, foreword to the Third Edition. list of b&w illustrations, 7 chapters, index. Price clipped. Reprinted November, 1926. Small chips to top edge spine of dj with chips at top fore-edge tips. Lightly pencilled underlining and marginalia throughout, else, no wear. Binding is tight and strong. Brown cloth with gilt lettering, gilt design front board, and gilt top edge.
Add this copy of In Quest of the Perfect Book, the Kingdom of Books, the to cart. $17.95, good condition, Sold by Mahler Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pflugerville, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1926 by Little, Brown & Co.
Add this copy of In Quest of the Perfect Book: Reminiscences & to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1926 by Little, Brown & Co.
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Very Good. Second edition. Very good Browning of pages, bookplate. Cover rubbed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Add this copy of In Quest of the Perfect Book: Reminiscences & to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Structure, Verses, Agency Book rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Spray, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1926 by Little, Brown & Company.
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Near Fine. Size: 8vo 8"-9" tall; An unusually attractive copy in hardcover format and First Edition state, a warm, creamy brown cloth cover, with gilt lettering and illustrations to front cover and spine mimicing the Grolier design type, a fine full-color illustration at frontis of Queen Mary's Psalter from the 14th century, tissue-protected, quite lovely. Bumping to spine head and foot. Frontis matter + 316 pp. The Colophon notes that the volume was composed in Poliphilus type and that the author composed the typography, presswork and binding. Rough-cut fore-edges, overall a lovely copy of this important work of reflection and contemplation of an influential bookman. 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.
Add this copy of In Quest of the Perfect Book: Reminiscences & to cart. $19.95, like new condition, Sold by Old Book Shop of Bordentown rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bordentown, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1926 by Little, Brown & Co.
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Fine. First trade edition. Hardcover in chocolate brown cloth ornately stamped and lettered in gilt. Profusely illustrated with full page plates including a color frontis "Queen Mary Psalter" with captioned tissue guard. Fine. A handsome volume, a collection of pieces on books, authors, printing and book collecting. Orcutt comments on such topics as "Friends Through Books", "The Lure of Illumination", "Friends Through The Pen", and "Triumphs of Typography"
