THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
by Blumenthal, Joseph
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight fade to the spine panel. (26420)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: David R. Godine, Publisher, [1977]. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight fade to the spine panel. (26420). A survey of typography in America from the earliest days. Also covers great private and special presses. Sections are The Colonial Period, The Nineteenth and Into the Twentieth Century, The Renaissance of American Printing, The Twentieth Century. With 70 plates.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26420
- Title
- THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA
- Author
- Blumenthal, Joseph
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight fade to the spine panel. (26420)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- David R. Godine, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- [1977]
- Keywords
- Non-Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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