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The Printed Book in America
by Blumenthal, Joseph
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0879232102
- ISBN 13
- 9780879232108
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: David R. Godine, 1977. Book. As New. Cloth. Quato, burgundy cloth covered boards with gilt spine title. 250 pp. including 68 full page plates in black and white and color reproducing notable examples of typhography, printing and illustration by Hunter, Baskin, Hoyem, Everson, Ruzicka, Updike, Goudy, Kittredge, Warde, Grabhorn and many others.A fantastic introduction to the history of the art of printing in America highlighting the masterworks of American printing. A very tight, clean, bright, unmarked and unread volume with very fresh cloth and sparkling gilt in a crisp, sharp, bright, tight dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08248
- Title
- The Printed Book in America
- Author
- Blumenthal, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0879232102
- ISBN 13
- 9780879232108
- Publisher
- David R. Godine
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- PRINTING HISTORY ART TYPOGRAPHY, PRESS, BOOK, BOOKS ON BOOKS, PRINT, BIBLOPHILE, HISTORY, PUBLISHING, ILLUSTRATION, LITERATURE, BIBLIOGRAPHY, BIBLIOGRAPHIC, BLUMENTHAL, AMERICA, AMERICAN, UNITED STATES, FINE, PRIVATE, HAND, PAPER, ILLLUSTRATION, PUBLICATI
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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- Fine
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Gilt
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