Shaken, Tawing , Harleian Style, Fingerprint, China paper, Dentelle....ever wondered about those terms in the booksellers' catalogues or needed to describe an item for an exhibition? The online version of the latest edition of ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS by John Carter as revised by Nicolas Barker is what you need. It includes over 490 alphabetical entries, ranging in length from a single line to several pages, defining technical terms used in book collecting and bibliography.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Book collectors diversion
Shaken, Tawing , Harleian Style, Fingerprint, China paper, Dentelle....ever wondered about those terms in the booksellers' catalogues or needed to describe an item for an exhibition? The online version of the latest edition of ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS by John Carter as revised by Nicolas Barker is what you need. It includes over 490 alphabetical entries, ranging in length from a single line to several pages, defining technical terms used in book collecting and bibliography.
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