London: Kegan Paul. Boun in brown buckram, with gilt title lettering to front board and spine, this 1893 hardcover First Edition is VG. V111/210pp with Preface, 13 Chapters, Index of Printers & Places, and 11 plates. Material on the following topics: Invention of Printing, Printing in various European Countries, Caxton, Wykyn de Worde, Julian Notary, Printing in London, Oxford and St. Albans. Bookbinding, Collecting & Describing Early Books etc. Spine slightly faded with minor abrasion to foot of spine. Slight fading to boards; tissue guard to frontis yellowed; binding tight and sound, clean endpapers, uncut edges. Text contributors include the following: Charles & Mary Elton on Great Book Collectors: W.J. Hardy on Book Plates, Manuscripts by Falconier, Book Decorations by A.W. Pollard; Bookbindings by Herbert P.Horne. . Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 1893.

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Bookseller: Camillas Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 008007
Title: Early Printed Books
Author: Duff, E. Gordon
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kegan Paul
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1893
Keywords: "Early Printed Books" By Gordon Duff
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.

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