LITHOGRAPH / STONE LITHOGRAPHY < Back to Terminology List LITHOGRAPH / STONE LITHOGRAPHY Feature This is the process of printing from a stone, or metal plate, that has been ground and lapped flat. The design to be printed is drawn or printed on the stone using an oily pigment, while the rest of the stone is treated to absorb water. The stone is charged with oil-based ink by dampening it, then rolling an inked cylinder across the surface which accepts the ink on the design, but not the dampened areas. A print is made by placing paper on the stone and pressing the paper. Abbreviated Litho. The three images show stones for lithographing different types of documents. Previous Next

Interviews with persons about themselves and their passions. THE STANDARD The IOBA Standard is the journal of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and covers the book world, with a special focus on the online used, out-of-print, and collectible bookselling markets. FROM THE EDITOR FEATURES PROFILES INTERVIEWS TOOLBOX BOOK REVIEWS LITERARY TRAVELS ADDENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS BOOK FAIRS More THE STANDARD | TOPIC: INTERVIEWS Interviews with persons about themselves and their passions Interview With A Collector: Jerry Morris You’ve been an avid collector for some time. at what point did you realize that you were a collector, and not just an accumulator or reader? I have been an avid reader all my life. I became a collector in the late 1980s on my last tour before retiring from the U. S. Air Force. In England, I started collecting dictionaries and quotation books, and then I was accumulating almost everything else except science fiction. Slowly but surely, as my book collecting interests developed Alice Voith Aug 16, 2012 Vic Zoschak of Tavistock Books Tell us a little about yourself. Bookselling is my second career. As a ’74 graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy, I spent the first 23 years of my professional life as a “Coastie.” In the mid-80s, I discovered collecting first editions, Charles Dickens specifically. Knowing that someday I would be pursuing something other than Search & Rescue as a career, I looked at antiquarian bookselling as a possible pursuit. I established the business in 1989, home-based, and found I en Shawn Purcell Jun 3, 2011 Philip R. Bishop of Mosher Books Thanks for granting this interview Philip, on top of the considerable time you spent on the Mosher fine bindings article that also appears in this issue. Tell us a little about your life BB (before bookselling). There was little in the way of books in my childhood unless you count Reader’s Digest condensed books and a couple cheap encyclopedias and some bibles. Assigned books from the library and a few paperbacks of my own choosing, especially those written by Taylor Caldwell Shawn Purcell Dec 28, 2008 Robert Fisher of Echo Letterpress First of all Robert, thanks for taking time out from your very busy schedule, and congratulations on the recent addition to your family. By way of introduction, tell us a bit about Christina and yourself. Christina and I are both graphic designers. She has a BFA in Visual Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University and I have a BFA from the University of South Carolina and an MFA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, both in graphic design. We spent te Shawn Purcell Jul 25, 2008 Author Profile: Matthew Eck Matthew Eck is the 2007 runner-up for the Barnes and Noble Discover Award for his first novel, The Farther Shore (ISBN 1571310576), released through Milkweed Editions publishing group. The Farther Shore is a gripping, haunting short novel about the effects of war set in the troubled nation of Somalia. The novel was universally well received, with comparisons to other accomplished novelists such as Hemingway and Tim O’Brien—very distinguished company indeed. In The Farther Sho Stephen Parker Jul 22, 2008 Bruce Gventer of B&S Gventer Books and Ephemera and babf Promotions Hi Bruce. Thanks for discussing the ins, outs, ups and downs of organizing book fairs. Before we get into it, can you tell us a little about your early background? I was working in the high tech industry in NYC in the late 70s when we moved to Berkshire County, MA where there was no high tech industry yet. I was looking for a career, saw a store for rent in South Egremont for $75 a month, and decided I should be able to sell something to cover the rent. Both my wife Sue and I Shawn Purcell Apr 26, 2008 Judith Tingley of Meetinghouse Books and MARIAB -Hi Judith. What is your life story before getting into bookselling, in one paragraph (and no cheating with a fifty page paragraph)? Hi, Shawn, and thanks for giving me this opportunity to blab about myself. I grew up on a farm in rural Indiana. Dad taught high school science, while Mom was in charge of the homefront.Both Mom and Dad took care of me and my big sister Jane, and all of us together took care of a passel of chickens, cats, and dogs, plus Rackety the raccoon and Shawn Purcell Sep 12, 2007 An Interview with Donald Hawthorne of Noah’s Ark Book Attic -Let’s clear something up right away Donald. How did you come up with the name Noah’s Ark Book Attic? The name Noah’s Ark Book Attic grew out of my background in my family’s antique business known as Noah’s Ark (“a little of everything” was the slogan). -You have been in the business for over fifty years. How did you get started selling books? When I started with book selling in the late summer of 1944, my father had a corner of his antique store devoted to books. He was acqu Shawn Purcell Jun 28, 2007 Interview with Paul Mills of AuctionExplorerBooks What is AuctionExplorerBooks, in a nutshell? AuctionExplorerBooks is an on-line auction site dedicated to the sale of rare and out-of-print books. Only booksellers who are members of the major trade associations may become sellers. This is to give buyers confidence in the accuracy of the descriptions when bidding. Fees are low: $1 per lot to list and 5% commission on successful sales. There is no buyer’s premium. Sales are held monthly running for a week at a time. Viewing an Shawn Purcell May 2, 2007 An Interview with Vic Zoschak of Tavistock Books -Tell us a little about yourself. Bookselling is my second career. As a ’74 graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy, I spent the first 23 years of my professional life as a “Coastie.” In the mid-80s, I discovered collecting first editions, Charles Dickens specifically. Knowing that someday I would be pursuing something other than Search & Rescue as a career, I looked at antiquarian bookselling as a possible pursuit. I established the business in 1989, home-based, and found I e Shawn Purcell Jan 31, 2007 An Interview with Mike Goodenough -Tell us a little about yourself: My passion for paper started in the school playground, swapping comics, cigarette cards and later, ‘naughty’ postcards. In the mid 1960s, swathes of houses in my neighbourhood were being bulldozed to accommodate the motorcar, and these abandoned homes gave up all kinds of printed treasures. Along with the discarded books there were magazines, old documents, photographs, cigarette cards—in fact ephemera of every kind. As a teenager I found boo IOBA Sep 23, 2006 Joe Perlman of Mostly Useful Fictions My name is Joe Perlman and I am the proud owner of Mostly Useful Fictions. The name describes my specialty, which I like to think of as “Useful Fiction” (i.e., twentieth century world literature). I sell what I love, mostly serious fiction, including lots of literature in translation. My journey to becoming a book dealer has been long and meandering. It best described by some lines in a poem called The Waking, by Theodore Roethke: “I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow. I IOBA Sep 11, 2006 1 2 3 4

Continue VISIT WEBSITE Bound2please Books OWNER: Kathy Judge Member since: 2023 Readers Are Leaders (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 15 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): reciprocal to dealers, phone orders confirmed by email bound2plzbooks@gmail.com 434-977-1044 113 N. Madison St, Orange, VA, 22960, United States More about this bookseller Bound2please Books is a collection of New books, Gently Used books, Collectibles and Ephemera. Our inventory includes books you might not have known existed, and always, in Very Good or better condition. B2plz Books doesn't sell titles that are underlined, badly creased, or otherwise marred. We are very accurate with our descriptions and like other small businesses, customer service is a responsibility we embrace. Been at this a long time, still learning and still enjoying the path foreword - lucky me! 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Variant VIEW DETAILS Signed Gorey Pop Up VIEW DETAILS Handwritten Ex libris VIEW DETAILS The Knave of Hearts illustrated by Maxfield Parrish VIEW DETAILS Terms of Sale Shipping USPS media mail and expediated shipping is additional cost to be confirmed. Virginia sales tax will be applied to orders shipped within VA, unless resale certificate is provided. Books are returnable with prior notice and within 14 days of receipt. We ship books promptly and securely packaged.

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THE ZAMORANO CLUB < Back to Terminology List THE ZAMORANO CLUB Trade Organization The Zamorano Club is an organization of bibliophiles and manuscript collectors and is the oldest of its type in Southern California. Since 1928 it has offered lectures and publications, the most famous being the publications Zamorano 80 and Zamorano Select which identify significant books in California's history. Previous Next

LIBRARY MARKINGS < Back to Terminology List LIBRARY MARKINGS General Books in libraries are often handled much more that those held in private hands. As a result, libraries have developed ways of protecting and repairing materials for customer usage. Many of the alterations libraries make are damaging to the book, and most books so modified are no long considered collectible. Books from libraries should be described as such when buying and selling them. One common description is to denote former library books as ex-library with the usual markings . Books so described can be expected to have one or more of the following defacements. Previous Next

Continue VISIT WEBSITE Bliss Books OWNER: Richard Bliss Member since: 2016 (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: % COUPON CODE (if applicable): rgbliss@mac.com 952-237-4525 952-237-4525 P.O. Box 100, Excelsior, MN, 55331-0100, United States More about this bookseller 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Terms of Sale

Continue VISIT WEBSITE ReadInk OWNER: Howard Prouty Member since: 2008 Forgotten Books, Remembered (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 20 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): howard.prouty@att.net 310-991-3391 310-991-3391 2261 W. 21st St., Los Angeles, CA, 90018, United States More about this bookseller ReadInk (rhymes with "Dead Ink") is now in its 25th year of putting interesting books into the hands of interested people. We offer an eclectic selection of quality books and periodicals in a variety of subject areas, and are dedicated to the first-class treatment of every book and every customer. We grade our books conservatively, package them securely, and get them in the mail to you promptly. ReadInk is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and as such adheres to the Code of Ethics of each organization. 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Terms of Sale We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards; PayPal (to howard.prouty@att.net ); checks and money orders; even cash money if you are local, and want to come and put it in my hand. All books are returnable (with prior notice) for a refund if everything isn't A-OK. If the error is mine (wrong book sent, inaccurate description, etc.), then your refund will include all shipping costs both ways.

BIOPREDATION - MOLD < Back to Terminology List BIOPREDATION - MOLD Defect A book that becomes wet can become moldy. The mold grows on natural paper (like that produced from trees or cotton). It looks powdery and most commonly is black in color. Books that show evidence of mold must be handled carefully and should be kept away from other books. Pictured are black mold on the side of a book, and black mold at the spine on the front endpapers. Previous Next

LIMITED EDITION (LTD ED) < Back to Terminology List LIMITED EDITION (LTD ED) General An edition produced in a stated number of copies, typically a small number. Such books may state only the total number of copies, such as 500, or may state the individual number of the copy and the total number of copies, such as 49/500. A limited edition series that is reserved for special binding or a special purpose may be lettered, such as E/50. A copy from an individually numbered edition is said to be out of series or out of sequence if it lacks an individual copy number. Limited editions often describe the size and edition details on a Colophon or Limitation Page . The first image shows the total edition number, the number of copies available for sale, and the individual copy number. The second image shows the total edition number and the individual copy number. Previous Next

WILDE, Oscar. THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL by C.3.3. - First edition PRICE $2,000 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile London: Leonard Smithers, 1898. 8vo (8.8 in, 22.4 cm). viii, 1-31 on every recto [3 blanks] pp. C. & p. For the first edition, 800 copies were printed on handmade paper and 30 copies on Japanese vellum. Of these, 800 handmade paper copies plus 20 Japanese vellum copies sold out in a few days. Printed at the Chiswick Press; no printer's imprint. First edition: Brilliant Irish dramatist and wit, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was gay so convicted of gross indecency and given the maximum sentence of two years' hard labor. Wilde was declared bankrupt while in prison. The following year he published The Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3. to refer to prison cell 3 on the third landing of gallery C. CBEL. OCEL. Mason 371. Vellum spine lettered in gilt over mustard-yellow cloth. All edges deckle. Dutch handmade paper watermarked "Van Gelder." Pastedown with armorial bookplate and first free endpaper with brief bookseller's imprint in blind. Vellum somewhat sunned, covers slightly soiled with minor cockles, endpapers plus reverse show paste action, deckle edges age-toned. Well-preserved, tight, and clean first edition. Very good+. Hardcover. (1085) PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Excelsa Scripta Rare Books GENLIS, Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de. MEMOIRES INEDITS DE MADAME LA COMTESSE DE GENLIS - First ed See Item FROST, Robert. A WAY OUT A One Act Play. - Signed limited edition See Item HEIDEGGER, Johann Heinrich. HISTORIA PAPATUS. - First edition See Item PUGH, John. REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES IN THE LIFE OF JONAS HANWAY, ESQ. - First edition See Item JACOBS, Jane. THE DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN CITIES. - First edition See Item BRODRICK, Thomas. A COMPLEAT HISTORY OF THE LATE WAR. IN THE NETHERLANDS. - First edition See Item ELIOT, T.S. ANIMULA. - Signed first edition See Item FRANK, Anne. ANNE FRANK: The Diary of a Young Girl. - First English language edition See Item WILDE, Oscar. THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL by C.3.3. - First edition See Item

RUBBED < Back to Terminology List RUBBED Defect Where color has been worn from portions of the binding or dust jacket. It is also used to indicate rubbed cloth covering the boards to the point where the material of which the boards are made is showing through. In the first example, the marbled paper covering the boards are rubbed and reveal the binders board beneath. In the second example, the leather is worn at spine ends, on the raised bands and along the gutter edge. Previous Next