Item Tag: New York, NY

NOW AVAILABLE, a wonderful title on the art of the bookplate, or ex-libris, those highly individual markers of ownership collectors often paste inside their beloved books. THE ART OF THE BOOKPLATE, by James P. Keenan. Foreword by George Plimpton. First printing. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2005. Hardcover. Fully bound in Publisher’s black boards with gilt titles. Illustrated throughout in color. 175 pp. A very good+ first printing that’s straight, square, sharp and firm. Minor rubbing to edges from shelf wear, else great. Internally clean, unmarked, and glossy. NO names. NO writing. NOT a remainder. Bright, vibrant images. Housed in a very good+ dust jacket, NOT price-clipped ($15.00), now protected in Mylar.

NOW AVAILABLE, a wonderful title on the art of the bookplate, or ex-libris, those highly individual markers of ownership collectors often paste inside their beloved books. THE ART OF THE BOOKPLATE, by James P. Keenan. Foreword by George Plimpton. First printing. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2005. Hardcover. Fully bound in Publisher’s black boards with gilt titles. Illustrated throughout in color. 175 pp. A very good+ first printing that’s straight, square, sharp and firm. Minor rubbing to edges from shelf wear, else great. Internally clean, unmarked, and glossy. NO names. NO writing. NOT a remainder. Bright, vibrant images. Housed in a very good+ dust jacket, NOT price-clipped ($15.00), now protected in Mylar.