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NY: Columbia University Press. Good with no dust jacket; Library stamps and markings, boards worn, boards . and text waterstained at head of spine.. 1931. Revised Edition. Hardcover. xxvi, 282pp. Many photos, illustrations, fold-outs. Dark brown cloth binding. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
The Invention of Printing in China and It's Spread Westward by Thomas Francis Carter and revised by L. Carrington Goodrich - 1955
by Thomas Francis Carter and revised by L. Carrington Goodrich
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The Invention of Printing in China and It's Spread Westward
by Thomas Francis Carter and revised by L. Carrington Goodrich
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New York: Ronald Press Co., 1955. second edition. Hardcover. very good/good. 293pp. Dust jacket has some chipping and closed tear at spine. Jacket in a brodart protective wrapper.
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- Date Published 1955
- Keywords printing china
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The Invention of Printing in China and its Spread Westward
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The Invention of Printing in China and Its Spread Westward
by Carter, Thomas Francis; Revised by Goodrich, L. Carrington
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New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1955. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G+/G-; yellow spine with black and red text; second edition; dust jacket has damp staining to slightly age toned spine toward joints; slight damp staining to front fore edge; minor edge wear; cloth exterior shows fairly mild wear; few, small whitish spots to tail edge; solid binding; textblock edges have mild toning; interior clean; frontispiece; Illustrated; pp 293. 1368398. FP New Rockville Stock.
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The Invention of Printing in China and its Spread Westword
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New York: Columbia University Press. Very Good+. 1931. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Tiny wear spots on edges, nice copy .
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New York: Columbia University Press, 1931. Revised edition (first published 1925), 8vo, pp. xxvi, [2], 282; large folding table printed in colors showing the evolution of paper and printing and their spread westward, folding map, numerous illustrations on plates and in the text; page ix-x with tear in fore-margin affecting text but with neat repair and some text in facsimile; all else near fine copy but without the dust jacket.
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The Invention of Printing in China and Its Spread Westward
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New York: Columbia University Press, 1931. Near Fine condition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. 1931. "Revised Edition" with additions/corrections (preferred edition with a 6-page preface by Douglas C. McMurtrie on Carter that is NOT in the 1925 or 1955 edition, and with illustrations NOT in the 1955 edition). This 1931 edition has 40 plates (compared to only 32 in the 1955 edition). It also includes the 9 inch by 42 inch fold-out chart in colors that is NOT included in the 1955 edition. A very important book in the study of printing history. There are 24 chapters in four major sections as follows: 1) The Background of Printing in China (invention of paper; the use of seals; etc.); 2) Block Printing in China; 3) The Westward Course of Block Printing; 4) Printing with Movable Type (Invention in China; Wide Use of Movable Type in Korea; The Pedigree of Gutenberg's invention). List of chapter notes/sources. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original…
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The Invention of Printing in China and its Spread Westward; Paper's Thousand Year Journey from China to Europe
by Carter, Thomas Francis
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NY: Columbia University. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1931. Revised Edition. Hardcover. DJ is browning at the edges, with a small tape reinforcement at the top rear of the spine. ; 9"; 282 pages .
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the Invention of Printing in China
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Columbia University Press, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. Lovely copy, neat and clean. From the library of Professor Boorman and his name in ink on FFEP. illustrations, index, bibliography.
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The Invention of Printing in China and Its Spread Westward
by Carter, Thomas Francis
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Columbia University Press, 2020. Hardcover. New. 9.29x6.38x1.06 inches.
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Invention of Printing in China, The
by Carter, Thomas Francis
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New York: White Lotus Press, 1955. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.74. Invention of Printing in China, The
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