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RENDELL, JOAN: : MATCHBOX LABELS

UK.NEWTON ABBOT,DEVON.DAVID & CHARLES,1968.

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Laminated,pictorial colour decorated upper wrap.Red weave pattern paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,112pp includes profuse b/w illus,colour illus frntis+title page; 5pp colour illus,appendice and an index. There are thousands of matchbox label collectors (or phillumenists) in most civilised countries of the world:the British Matchbox Label & Booklet Society, for instance,has a substantial membership. Nor is it difficult to see why the hobby is gaining in popularity;those who dismiss matchbox labels as inevitably dull will be more than surprised when they study the several hundred examples illustrated in this book,many of them in colour,and all life-size.The range of subject and treatment is as great as on the world's stamps,and though there are indeed some dull and some outright ugly labels, others are ingenious and miniature works of art. After a short introduction to the history of the matchbox label,this book describes the labels devoted to different types of subject,such as transport and natural history,as well as including pictures of the labels often tells their detailed stories.The author is one of the world's matchbox label experts;she has travelled far and wide to add to her own collection which is well-known among enthusiasts in many countries.Most of the labels reproduced here come from that collection. This edition out of print as publisher ceased trading in mid 1980's. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.