Gutenberg and the Master of the Playing Cards
by Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1966. First Edition. Quarto. xii, 84 pages, index. With 38 illustrations (including all 7 color plates) plus a large folding table in rear pocket. Title and text printed in red and black. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over red cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, spine lettering gilt, Vroman's ticket to front endsheet. A handsome copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027244
- Title
- Gutenberg and the Master of the Playing Cards
- Author
- Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Gutenberg Playing Cards
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....