Johannes Gutenberg: sein leben und sein werk
by Ruppel, Aloys
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Berlin: Verlag Gebr. Mann, 1947. Zweite Auflage. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Johannes Gutenberg. German-language biography of the first printer, Johannes Gutenberg, in a stated Second Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, cracked and lightly toned paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound in a brick-red cloth over boards hardcover format, sunned a bit to spine, covers, but with still sharp black lettering to spine. Previous owner's bookplate inside front flap. Complete with three facsimiles housed in a pocket inside rear flap, showing a page of the Mainz Psalter of 1457 and one page each of the 42-line and 36-line Bible of 1455 or 1455.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 350974
- Title
- Johannes Gutenberg: sein leben und sein werk
- Author
- Ruppel, Aloys
- Illustrator
- Johannes Gutenberg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Zweite Auflage
- Publisher
- Verlag Gebr. Mann
- Place of Publication
- Berlin
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Johannes Gutenberg
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