Item #49201 Book Collecting: An Introduction to Modern Methods of Literary and Bibliographical Detection. Robert L. COLLISON.

Book Collecting: An Introduction to Modern Methods of Literary and Bibliographical Detection.

Fair Lawn, NJ: Essential Books Inc., 1957. Hardcover. Foreword by Andrew H. Horn. Small 8vo. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 244pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear. Item #49201

Handsome first edition. Very much from the mid-century British perspective, but still a useful primer with nice bibliography. From the collection of Frank S. Hanlin (1924-82, bibliographer and University of Iowa special collections director), with his ownership signature on front pastedown.

Price: $45.00

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