The Printed Book in America
by Blumenthal, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0859674126
- ISBN 13
- 9780859674126
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Scolar Press & Dartmouth College Library. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1977. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 0859674126 . London: The Scolar Press, in association with The Dartmouth College Library, (1977). First UK Edition. 11 x 7.5 in. 250pp. 70 plates. Brown cloth, unworn, very good plus condition (slight foxing to edges of text block - doesn't show in margins, tiny spot on two pages); dj very good plus, slightly soiled and worn. Traces history of the beginning of printing in America to the date of publication, "the first book to compress into a single volume a comprehensive account of the development, variety and quality of American typography. It pays particular attention to private and special presses..." (dj). ISBN 0859674126 ; Illustrated; 11 x 7.5 inches; 250 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8811
- Title
- The Printed Book in America
- Author
- Blumenthal, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0859674126
- ISBN 13
- 9780859674126
- Publisher
- Scolar Press & Dartmouth College Library
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- 0859674126, Private Press, Book Arts, Book History
Terms of Sale
Dale A. Sorenson
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About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Good+
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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