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The 500th Anniversary OF THE INVENTION OF PRINTING.
by FUHRMANN, Otto W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Edition limited to 600 copies in the publisher's gray cloth with spine and upper board lettering gilt and an upper board gilt bust of Gutenberg, octavo, pp. 34 plus colophon. Frontis portrait of Gutenberg reproduced from a linoleum cut in colors. Several other illustrations. Shelf rubs at spine ends, board tips, and a couple spots along board edges. Some rubbing also to spine itself. Board tips bumped. Light foxing on preliminary pages. GOOD condition, withal.
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- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002509
- Title
- The 500th Anniversary OF THE INVENTION OF PRINTING.
- Author
- FUHRMANN, Otto W
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: PHILIP C. DUSCHNES, 1937
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography/Reference;
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T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
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About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Biblio member since 2013
ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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