This is a lot of 5 books on books. Three are first editions:
1) Arnold, William Harris. Ventures in Book Collecting. Illustrated with color plates. FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING. Bound in original cloth. 8 3/4''. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1923.
Hinges sound. Light general rubbing. VERY GOOD interior. Clean, crisp pages. Free of foxing. No writing or signs of previous ownership.
A fascinating, informative study of book collecting.
Together with:
2) Newton, A. Edward. The Greatest Book in the World. And Other Papers. Illustrated. Bound in original cloth. TEG. Approximately 8 1/4''. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 1925.
Hinges sound. Some general rubbing. Free of foxing. No writing or signs of previous ownership.
4th Edition. Contains a full color frontispiece. Also, many full page plates.
Together with:
3) Williams, Robert. Pageant of Printing in Picture and Prose. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING. Bound in original cloth. 9 1/4''. The Call Press. 1938.
Hinges sound. Light general rubbing. Clean, bright pages. About free of foxing. No writing or signs of previous ownership. VERY GOOD overall.
With special supplement - "Book Collecting on a Modest Income." Includes a frontis, list of illustrations and many plates of photographs and book excerpts.
Together with:
4) Pearson, Edmund Lester. Books in Black or Red. Illustrated with full page plates. FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING. Bound in original cloth. 8 3/4''. The MacMillan Company, New York. 1923.
Hinges sound. Light general rubbing. Free of foxing, writing. Light browning. Bookplate.
Together with:
5) Newton, A. Edward. The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections. Illustrated. Bound in original cloth. TEG. 8 1/4''. The Atlantic Monthly Press, Boston. 1924.
VERY GOOD overall. Hinges sound. Some general rubbing. About free of foxing. No writing or signs of previous ownership. Clean, clear pages.
5th edition. Frontis, with many full page plates.
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