| Description |
1 online resource (x, 402 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Summary |
"With more than 400 entries on paper collectibles from the most obscure to the most common, this outstanding source is arranged alphabetically and provides written descriptions and photographs of anything from an ABC primer from 19th-century London to winkle bags. This is truly a source to be consulted by collectors or anyone looking for a glimpse of the past."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2001 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-376) and index |
| Notes |
Maurice Rickards, one of the leading experts in the study of ephemera, spent more than twenty years compiling the Encyclopedia.Michael Twyman is author of several books on the history of printing and before his retirement was Professor of Typography & Graphic Design at the University of Reading, England |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Wörterbuch |
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Publications -- history.
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Advertising -- history.
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Records.
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Printed ephemera -- Dictionaries
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Printed ephemera -- Collectors and collecting
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedia.
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Reference sources
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
De Beaumont, Sally.
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Tanner, Amoret.
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Twyman, Michael.
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| ISBN |
020382556X |
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1136787747 |
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113678778X |
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1136787798 |
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9780203825563 |
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9781136787744 |
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9781136787782 |
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9781136787799 |
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