An early illustrated copy of A. Edward Newton’s The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections, published in Boston by The Atlantic Monthly Press.

Newton’s essays explore book collecting through literary anecdotes and personal experiences. Includes the color Thackeray and Dickens frontispiece with tissue guard, additional illustrations, facsimiles, and an index.

Copyright 1918, with the second-edition preface dated June 26, 1919. Exact printing unconfirmed. Index ends on page 373.

Complete, with no missing pages. One leaf remains unopened at its folded edge and has been left uncut.

Bound in brown paper-covered boards with a cloth spine and paper title label. No dust jacket included.

Condition: Rubbing, scuffs, edge wear, and worn corners with exposed board in places. Darkening and wear to the spine cloth; staining, chipping, and upper-edge loss to the spine label. Pages show toning, scattered foxing, and some discoloration along upper margins.

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Carefully packed shipping within the United States is included.