Robert Estienne: Royal Printer.: An Historical Study of the Elder Stephanus.
by Armstrong, Elizabeth. Estienne, Robert, 1503-1559
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good-
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"...the firt full-length historical study of an important and admirable figure: important because by studying him we understandsomething of the means by which the dissemination of a culture became possible (and against what opposition), admirable because Estienne was one of those men who had high ideals of artistry and craftsmanship as well as of his duty to literature and learning." xxi, 310 pages, portrait frontispiece, illustrations; 26.5 cm. Bound in navy embossed boards stamped in gold; dust jacket edges worn, curled; bookplate of Sam Hough. Very Good+ in Good- dust jacket. Stock#ofc0898.
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- Title
- Robert Estienne: Royal Printer.
- Author
- Armstrong, Elizabeth. Estienne, Robert, 1503-1559
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press.
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge UK
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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