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THE ENCOURAGERS OF THE ART OF PRINTING.
by (Franklin, Benjamin)
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Northampton, Massachusetts: Printed at the Gehenna Press for the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts in Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University, 1966., 1966.. Fine. - Folio, 16-3/8 inches high by 9-7/8 inches wide. Sewn light gray printed wraps titled in black on the front cover and dated "9 May 1966" on the rear cover. 4 pages, illustrated with a superb three-quarter page portrait of Benjamin Franklin printed by the Meriden Gravure Company, followed by text in black & orange. The contents include the list of the "toasts" by Franklin and the printers present at the Bunch of Grapes Tavern in Philadelphia. A bold woodcut tailpiece of an American eagle perched on an American shield while clutching arrows and an olive branch illustrates the text and an orange woodcut device decorates the colophon. Near fine.
Limited edition of 1,500 copies. "Fifteen hundred copies were printed at the Gehenna Press in Northampton Massachusetts for the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts in Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University. The portrait of Franklin was printed at The Meriden Gravure Company in Meriden Connecticut. The news item was printed originally in the Independent Gazetteer of Philadelphia for January 21, 1786." [Quoted from the colophon].
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97204
- Title
- THE ENCOURAGERS OF THE ART OF PRINTING.
- Author
- (Franklin, Benjamin)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Northampton, Massachusetts: Printed at the Gehenna Press for the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts in Sterling Memorial Li
- Date Published
- 1966.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FINE PRESS; PRINTING; TYPOGRAPHY; BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; THE ENCOURAGERS OF THE ART OF PRINTING; TOASTS; GEHENNA PRESS; NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS; THE MERIDEN GRAVURE COMPANY; PORTRAIT; WOODCUT; WOOD ENGRAVINGS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Folio
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