A Short Account of the Life and Work of Wynkyn de Worde, with a leaf from The Golden Legend printed by him at the sign of The Sun in Fleet Street, London, the Year 1527.
by Grabhorn, Robert, Wynken de Worde
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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new york, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco, CA: Grabhorn Press for the Book Club of California,, 1949. This is a very good hardcover copy bound in quarter rust cloth and decorated paper-covered boards, with paper label with Wynkyn de Worde's device on upper cover, printed paper title label on spine. Corners rubbed. Completely clean. This is a limited edition of 375 copies. This copy has the original leaf from Wynken de Worde's 'The Golden Legend' number CCCXXIIII, tipped in. 14" high X 10" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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- Seller
- Design Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 017159
- Title
- A Short Account of the Life and Work of Wynkyn de Worde, with a leaf from The Golden Legend printed by him at the sign of The Sun in Fleet Street, London, the Year 1527.
- Author
- Grabhorn, Robert, Wynken de Worde
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Grabhorn Press for the Book Club of California,
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- Grabhorn Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Graphic Design and Typography;
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...