The American Printer, 1787-1825. by Silver, Rollo G. (Gabriel), 1909-

The University Press of Virginia, 1967. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . 189 pages. Light wear, discoloring; missing part of the front flyleaf; otherwise very good. No jacket. Contents are Apprentice, Joyrneyman and Master; The Printing Office; The Practice of Printing; Printer and Author; Expansion of the Press; Typography and Illustration. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 199522. .

Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, 1967. Fine condition. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. An account of the practice of printing until 1825 when the cylinder press and the use of power revolutionized the industry. Gives details of the apprentice, journeyman, master, printing office, typography, typical sizes of editions, etc. Well illustrated with 28 reproductions of printing presses and many facsimile title and text pages from colonial books. Published for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia by the University Press of Virginia. Appendix lists the size of Matthew Carey's print runs for books by numerous important authors (Edmund Burke, Mary Wollstonecraft, Oliver Goldsmith, Noah Webster, George Washington, etc). Index. Bound in the original gray and black cloth with a gilt-stamped black cloth… Read More

University of VIRGINIA. Very Good+. 1967. Hardcover. 189 pp; Covers excellent, no shelf wear and gilt still bright. Binding and hinges tight. Paper lightly age toned, a few pages have small check marks next to text. Overall excellent copy. .

Charlottesville, NC: The University Press of Virginia. Very Good+. 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. "Rollo Gabriel Silver (June 27, 1909 – September 20, 1989) was an American literary historian. Silver was born on June 27, 1909, in New York City, to Anna (Newman) and Stanley Gabriel Silver. He attended Brown University, graduating in 1931. He then received a master's in English from Boston University in 1941 and a bachelor's in library science from Simmons College (now Simmons University) in 1948. Silver was a librarian at a place called the Peabody Institute in Boston (not to be confused with other Peabody Institutes) from 1948 to 1950, after which he taught at Simmons. With his wife Alice Gindin, whom he married on June 9, 1933,… Read More

The University Press of Virginia, 1967. hard cover. Fine/No jacket. Charlottesville:The University Press of Virginia. (1967). 189pp. Illustrated. Hardcover. Binding is clean and tight, with only minimal wear to the edges and spine. Interior is clean, bright and free of any stray markings. Overall, this is a fine copy.

SILVER, Rollo G. THE AMERICAN PRINTER, 1787-1825. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, (1967). 4to. Cloth. xiii, 190 pages. First edition. With a printed Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Silver laid-in. Very good.

Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket Published by:The University Press of Virginia. (History, American History, Printing Presses, Printers) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Charlottesville: Univ Press of Virginia, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. pp: xii, 189 with index, colophon; 24 black-and-white plates. Bound in black boards and gray cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt printers' marks on cover. 10.25" x 6.75" Published for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia. Laid in is the author's business card with a handwritten presentation message, signed Rollo. On the pastedown is the recipient's miniature bookplate.

Charlottesville, VA: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 1967. First edition, 8vo, pp. xii, [2], 189, [1]; illustrations; black and gray cloth stamped in gilt, fine.

Charlottesville, VA: Published for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 1967. First edition, 8vo, pp. xii, [2], 189, [1]; illustrations; black and gray cloth stamped in gilt, fine.