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Four Centuries of Fine Printing: Two Hundred and Seventy-Two Specimens of the Work of Presses Established between 1465 and 1924
by Morison, Stanley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Farrar, Straus & Co.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. 2nd (Revised, octavo) Edition. Hardcover. Fine book in VG dust jacket. Bound in blue cloth with silver titles and decoration to spine; binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, book appears unread. Jacket has heavy sunning to spine, light edgewear, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . The 272 plates are printed on coated paper. A handsome copy of a classic work.. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 342 pages. H1 .
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- Bookseller
- Sweet Beagle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32551
- Title
- Four Centuries of Fine Printing: Two Hundred and Seventy-Two Specimens of the Work of Presses Established between 1465 and 1924
- Author
- Morison, Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 2nd (Revised, octavo) Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Co.
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- Fine Printing, 1465-
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