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George W. Jones printer laureate
by Wallis, Lawrence
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- Hardcover
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
[Nottingham & West New York, NJ]: Plough Press, Mark Batty, publisher, 2004. Special Limited Edition, limited to 15 copies (this, no. 4), with a printed label mounted on the front pastedown giving the information about this special edition. which is hand-numbered and signed by the author; 8vo, pp. 128; frontispiece portrait, 30 illustrations in the text of Jones's printing and other illustrations; original half black morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine, hand-bound at The Fine Bindery of Wellingborough; accompanied by a small folio portfolio containg 8 examples of printing by Jones, including The Linotype and Printing Machinery Record (July 1926), 20pp. plus wrappers, with Lawrence Wallis's bookplate; 6 bifolia from assorted works, and an 8-p. gathering from The Canterbury Tales; both volumes contained in a specially made slipcase of gray paper-covered boards and black cloth sides; fine. Two printed dust jackets for the trade edition also laid in.
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52671
- Title
- George W. Jones printer laureate
- Author
- Wallis, Lawrence
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Plough Press, Mark Batty, publisher
- Place of Publication
- [Nottingham & West New York, NJ]
- Date Published
- 2004
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