4/15/2023 0 Comments Abc box of books red![]() After all, we may review the definition of dentelle-"A binder's term (from the French = lace) meaning a border with a lacy pattern on the inner edge, usually gilt"-but seeing a fine example up-close is clearly beneficial. The line drawings and color photographs are a terrific complement to the text. In this context, blad ( book layout and design) might be a useful inclusion at some point. I wished I had been able to look up binder's dummy when I wrote this blog post last month, as I might have better described this book fair find as a salesman's sample. An increase in graphic arts and printing terminology is most apparent, though my personal favorites among the added terminology (at least from the 7th to the 9th edition) are: bisquing, book-worms, Dibdin, red rot, and sammelband. Where the new edition, edited by Barker and Simran Thadani, sets itself apart from its antecedents, apart from the brighter, glossier paper, is in the addition of dozens of new terms and the incorporation of illustrations. ![]() This is the "jargon," of the antiquarian book trade, as Carter calls it, and in order to collect intelligently, a guidebook of this kind is required reading. (And, it should be noted, ABC hasn't been out of print since.) Words I have looked up over the years include doublure, fly-leaf, half bound, roan, and vellum, among others. Informative and wry, Carter's definitions have helped readers demystify bookseller and auction catalogues since the book's original publication in 1952. But now the time has come-not for deaccessioning, mind you, but for shelf rearrangement-because Oak Knoll Press has just released the ninth edition of this classic, with a completely revised text and a sleek design. For about twenty years, my go-to reference has been the seventh edition (1995), edited and revised by Nicolas Barker. The book include a contribution from Carroll expert Mark Burstein, who examines what was going through Dali's mind when he did these illustrations.If there's any one book about books that I always keep within reach, it's John Carter's ABC for Book Collectors. ![]() ![]() Most expensive copy to sell on AbeBooks - a Dali copy signed by the artist sold for $20,000 in 2014.Īffordable alternative - Princeton University Press republished Dali's Alice in Wonderland in 2015 and copies start at around $20. If Dali's surreal artwork isn't your cup of Mad Hatter's tea, Alice Liddell (later Hargreaves, the real Alice that inspired Carroll to write this book) signed 500 copies in 1932 for the Limited Editions Club and a handful are still available for anywhere from $3,500 to $7,000. Published in 1969 by Maecenas Press/Random House, the book was issued with 12 loose color illustrations by Dali. They are also expensive and scarce.Ĭurrent demand on AbeBooks is all about Salvador Dali's illustrated limited edition (just 2,500 copies) from 1969 and no (sane) parent would give their child this version of Carroll's famous tale. The next edition (4,000 copies) was released in December of 1865 but dated 1866. Those '1865s' are like hen's teeth and have seven-figure price tags. The first appearance of this book in print (2,000 copies) in 1865 was short-lived as illustrator John Tenniel disliked the print quality. Several options for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
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