Tight, clean, crisp, sharp and square book. No jacket as issued. Head and tail rolled a bit. Quarto, cloth. 604 pages. Excellent price reference compiled from sales reports of over 775 book dealers across the nation for the period 1984-1989 Heavy book. International buyers are advised to buy two to save on combined shipping. While today, booksellers and those who sell books can quickly reference current pricing for most titles across the internet, those who are serious about what they do will often find books which have no history. Serious book buyers will trust a reference to [Mandeville, '89] included in a serious book listing: it adds gravitas to the listing. Today, the bookselling world has separated more than ever before between the book-slinger who lets a computer program set the price and makes his living in spewing his merchandise far and wide at the lowest possible price and the book seller who can build value into a title. Arbitrage is where many make their living and these reference works become an invaluable tool for identifying the gems in the field.