New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 399-11888-8 [399-11888-8] 1977, 1st American Edition. (hardcover) xi, [1], 227pp. Fair, no dust jacket. 8vo. Turquoise cloth boards; title compartment in brown to spine, lettering in gold. Ex-libris copy with usual blemishes; tape residue to cloth from previously removed library jacket. Lacking ffep. Starting at rear gutter. Text block clean. Frontispiece, facsimile illus. A great reading copy of this insightful work..

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Bookseller: Spafford Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 123695
Title: William Caxton; A Biography
Author: Painter, George D
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons 399-11888-8
Place of Publication: New York
Keywords: Biography, Books on Books, History of Books, History of Printing, Printing Trade

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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