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The common press: Being a record, description & delineation of the early eighteenth-century handpress in the Smithsonian Institution, with a history & documentation of the press by Harris, Elizabeth M.; Sisson, Clinton - 1978

by Harris, Elizabeth M.; Sisson, Clinton

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The common press: Being a record, description & delineation of the early eighteenth-century handpress in the Smithsonian Institution, with a history & documentation of the press by Harris, Elizabeth M.; Sisson, Clinton - 1978

The common press: Being a record, description & delineation of the early eighteenth-century handpress in the Smithsonian Institution, with a history & documentation of the press

by Harris, Elizabeth M.; Sisson, Clinton

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D. R. Godine, 1978 2 volumes 4to (27.5 cm), 64 pp of text, 8 folding plates, publisher's wrappers and printed folder, in a slipcase. Description of the history of Benjamin Franklin's press and of its construction. 8 folding technical drawings illustrate all the parts, the pieces and sections of the press. Fine copy.

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The common press: Being a record, description & delineation of the early eighteenth-century handpress in the Smithsonian Institution, with a history & documentation of the press

by Elizabeth M Harris; Clinton Sisson

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1st Edition
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Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780879232115 / 0879232110
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Boston U.S.A.: D. R. Godine, 1978. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition of 2,000 copies. One volume of text, with 7 black and white illustrations, plus a portfolio containing 8 folded plates of drawings and notes about the press that unfold to 22" x 17". Designed by Stephen Harvard and printed by the Stinehour Press. Heavy wrapper and matching slipcase, slipcase has a slight chip.
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