Early printing in the Oregon country ... written by Alfred Powers and published as a keepsake
by Powers, Alfred
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Spine chipped at foot, revealing underlying black cardboard of spine structure; leaves mildly foxed throughout; some general wea
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Portland: The Portland (Oregon) Club of Printing House Craftsmen, 1933. Hardcover. Spine chipped at foot, revealing underlying black cardboard of spine structure; leaves mildly foxed throughout; some general wear; overall. Quarto in green-brown boards; [16] p. illus. 29 cm. Exemplar 234 of 500 copies stated limitation (colophon). A record of early printing in the Pacific northwest; with reproductions of several title pages. Printing -- Oregon -- History. Printing -- Northwest, Pacific -- History. Early printed books -- Oregon -- Bibliography. Early printed books -- Northwest, Pacific -- Bibliography. Geographic: Northwest, Pacific -- Imprints. Oregon -- Imprints. The Mission press.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14712
- Title
- Early printing in the Oregon country ... written by Alfred Powers and published as a keepsake
- Author
- Powers, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine chipped at foot, revealing underlying black cardboard of spine structure; leaves mildly foxed throughout; some general wea
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Portland (Oregon) Club of Printing House Craftsmen
- Place of Publication
- Portland
- Date Published
- 1933
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- Bibliography, Books About Books;
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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....
- Leaves
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- Foxed
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...