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The Invention of Printing; A Collections of Facts and Opinions. Descriptive of Early Prints and Playing Cards, The Block-Books of the Fifteenth Century, The Legend of Lourens Janszoon Coster, of Haarlem and the Work of John Gutenberg and his Associates
by Theo. L.. De Vinne
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Francis Hart and Co., 1878. second editon. Hardcover. very good. Small quarto. (10" x 7"). 557pp. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated. Boiokplate of previous owner on front paste-down. A sound copy.
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- Midway Used and Rare Books
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- Title
- The Invention of Printing; A Collections of Facts and Opinions. Descriptive of Early Prints and Playing Cards, The Block-Books of the Fifteenth Century, The Legend of Lourens Janszoon Coster, of Haarlem and the Work of John Gutenberg and his Associates
- Author
- Theo. L.. De Vinne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- second editon
- Publisher
- Francis Hart and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1878
- Keywords
- early printing
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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