As any, even vaguely addicted book collector will have swiftly learned, most booksellers' catalogues are written in a parallel language that can fool anyone but the 'cognoscenti' and which makes the mysteries of the Rosetta stone, or Linear B, look like something out of Enid Blython. Without a smattering of inside information, the baffled but hopelessly-bitten book buyer is drifting unarmed and unprepared into a minefield whose perilous complexities will usually only be made plain when an eagerly awaited parcel of dream ...
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As any, even vaguely addicted book collector will have swiftly learned, most booksellers' catalogues are written in a parallel language that can fool anyone but the 'cognoscenti' and which makes the mysteries of the Rosetta stone, or Linear B, look like something out of Enid Blython. Without a smattering of inside information, the baffled but hopelessly-bitten book buyer is drifting unarmed and unprepared into a minefield whose perilous complexities will usually only be made plain when an eagerly awaited parcel of dream volumes arrives and mangled contents are revealed in all their deceptive glory.... But all is not lost. Help is at hand! After a lifetime of avidly scanning the frequently poisonously-tinted pages of innumerable book catalogues, Ronald Searle has become expert in the art of decoding those esoteric, poetic and usually approximate, descriptions of literary come-ons. Now, licking his wounds, he publishes his hard-earned findings in this fully illustrated pioneer guide, designed to foil the devious machinations of scheming and wicked booksellers for ever more. No longer will the innocent book collector need to puzzle over the finer meaning of 'old half road', 'good working copy', blind tooled', or 'tail-edged shaved'. The unvarnished truth is here exposed at last, both in the shocking explicit drawings and in the devastatingly frank glossary whose revelations will startle even the most battle-scarred of bibliophiles. The result is one of the funniest, most entertaining books to have emerged from the brilliantly perceptive pen of the master. No book collector, and certainly no bookseller, can afford to be without it - even the wicked ones.
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Add this copy of Slightly Foxed-Still Desirable: Ronald Searle's Wicked to cart. $6.49, very good condition, Sold by St. Vinnie's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eugene, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Souvenir Press.
Add this copy of Slightly Foxed-Still Desirable: Ronald Searle's Wicked to cart. $12.30, very good condition, Sold by Basement Seller 101 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cincinnati, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Souvenir Press.
Add this copy of Slightly Foxed-Still Desirable: Ronald Searle's Wicked to cart. $13.45, very good condition, Sold by Calliopebooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Souvenir Press.
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Very Good++ in Very Good++ jacket. Size: 9x0x12; Souvenir Press 1989 Small sticker w/ previous owner name inside cover else book is in fine condition Clean tight and bright. Brick red cloth hardcover is clean and strong lightly bumped at lower corner. Dust jacket is in fine condition clean and bright, price is intact on jacket.
Add this copy of Slightly Foxed-Still Desirable Ronald Searle's Wicked to cart. $15.99, good condition, Sold by True Oak Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Highland, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Souvenir Press.
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Good+ with no dust jacket. 028562945X. Copyright page does not state edition or printing. Likely 1st edition judging from date. Foxing present to cover and exterior edge of pages. No slipcover included. Otherwise in great condition. No writing or noteworthy blemishes.; 9 X 0.69 X 12 inches; 128 pages.
Add this copy of Slightly Foxed-But Still Desirable: Ronald Searles to cart. $16.99, good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1989 by Souvenir Press Ltd.
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Add this copy of Slightly Foxed-But Still Desirable: Ronald Searle's to cart. $20.00, like new condition, Sold by Mystery Cove Book Shop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hulls Cove, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Sourvenir Press.
Add this copy of Slightly Foxed-But Still Desirable: Ronald Searle's to cart. $22.30, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Souvenir Press Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1000grams, ISBN: 9780285629455.
Add this copy of Slightly Foxed-Still Desirable: Ronald Searle's Wicked to cart. $26.00, very good condition, Sold by Dufour Editions Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wyomissing, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Souvenir Press.
Add this copy of Slightly Foxed-Still Desirable Ronald Searle's Wicked to cart. $27.95, like new condition, Sold by Time Traveler Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Souvenir Press.
Add this copy of Slightly Foxed-Still Desirable: Ronald Searle's Wicked to cart. $37.83, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Souvenir Press.
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