THE HISTORY OF PRINTING IN AMERICA, With a Biography of Printers & an Account of Newspapers
by Thomas, Isaiah
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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FERNDALE, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Barre, Ma.: The Imprint Society, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine. Blue cloth gilt, slipcase with printed label, thick 8vo, xxi, 650, (1) pages. Edited by Marcus A. McCorison from the Second edition. With an original leaf from the first edition of 1810. One of 1,950 numbered copies printed by the Stinehour Press. The frontis portrait is a copperplate stipple engraving pulled from the original plate. A fine copy in archival mylar, in a moderately scuffed and soiled slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- Entropy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000444
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF PRINTING IN AMERICA, With a Biography of Printers & an Account of Newspapers
- Author
- Thomas, Isaiah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Imprint Society
- Place of Publication
- Barre, Ma.
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- PRINTING HISTORY; STINEHOUR PRESS
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