The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others by Berger, Sidney E.
The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others by Berger, Sidney E.

The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others

Finally, here is the definitive glossary of the book, offering readers all the terms they will need...
HK$3,084.85
HK$3,084.85
SKU: 9781442263390
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 522 left in stock
Author: Sidney E. Berger
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: $3,084.85
10 customers are viewing this product
The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others by Berger, Sidney E.

The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others

$3,084.85
The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others by Berger, Sidney E.

The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Others

$3,084.85
Author: Sidney E. Berger
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Finally, here is the definitive glossary of the book, offering readers all the terms they will need for thorough understanding of how books are made, the materials they are made of, and how they are described in the bookselling, book collecting, and library worlds. Every key term --- over 1,300 different words --- that could be used in booksellers' catalogs, library records, and collectors' descriptions of their holdings is represented in this dictionary. This authoritative sources covers all areas of book knowledge: -the book as physical object, -typeface terminology, -paper, -printing, -book collecting, -book design, -bibliography, -calligraphy, t -he language of manuscripts, -writing implements, -librarianship, -legal issues, -the parts of a book, and much more. The definitions are supplemented by more than 100 illustrations showing the book as a physical object: parts of books, kinds of illustrations, kinds of printing techniques, tools that librarians, booksellers, and collectors refer to that are used in the making of books, kinds of binding structures and decoration, kinds of paper decoration, and other things.

Author: Sidney E. Berger
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 10/17/2016
Pages: 334
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781442263390


Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2017

About the Author
Sidney E. Berger was the Ann C. Pingree Director of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum of Salem; he is now the library's Director Emeritus. For the last nearly 14 years Dr. Berger has also been on the faculty of Simmons College and the University of Illinois in Urbana/Champaign, teaching rare book courses in both institutions' library schools. He was also Curator of Printed Books and then Curator of Manuscripts at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, MA, and headed the Special Collections Department at the University of California at Riverside. He is widely published in several fields--mostly in literary, bibliographical, and library fields--and his most recent book, Rare Books and Special Collections, won the 2015 ABC-CLIO/American Library Association award for the Best Book in Library Literature. He makes paper and casts type by hand, and he is the proprietor of the Doe Press, publishing short texts from handset type, printed on a hand press.
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
HK$3,084.85
HK$3,084.85
Example product title
HK$3,084.85
HK$3,084.85
Example product title
HK$3,084.85
HK$3,084.85
Example product title
HK$3,084.85
HK$3,084.85
Example product title
HK$3,084.85
HK$3,084.85
Example product title
HK$3,084.85
HK$3,084.85
Example product title
HK$3,084.85
HK$3,084.85
Example product title
HK$3,084.85
HK$3,084.85
Example product title
HK$3,084.85
HK$3,084.85
Example product title
HK$3,084.85
HK$3,084.85

Recently Viewed Products