Early Printing in Tennessee. With a Bibliograpy of the Issues of the Tennessee Press 1793-1830
by McMurtrie, Douglas C
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- very good
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Chicago Club of Printing House Craftsmen, 1933. Limited. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 141pp. One of 900 copies for members of the Chicago Club of Printing Crafytsmen attending the 14th Annual International Meeting of Printing House Craftsment. Annotated checklist of printed titles, with facsimiles of broadsides and title pages of the Territorial press. Includes histories of early presses in the Tennessee region. In gilt lettered plum cloth, with green ribbon page mark. Clean and tight, without marks: The spine is stretched at page 82. Outer boards are sunned at the spine, with scratches and rubbing on panels.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007252
- Title
- Early Printing in Tennessee. With a Bibliograpy of the Issues of the Tennessee Press 1793-1830
- Author
- McMurtrie, Douglas C
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- Chicago Club of Printing House Craftsmen
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Appalachia, Tennessee, Facsimiles
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
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- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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