THE HISTORY OF PRINTING IN AMERICA with a Biography of Printers & an Account of Newspapers
by Thomas, Isaiah (Marcus A. McCorison, ed.)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Weathervane Books, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. xxi, 650 pp.,8vo,,Mod. shelf wear, else vg in vg dj (sl sunned, minor soil.), Reprinted from the second edition, originally published in 1874 by Thomas, a printer, newspaperman, and book collector.
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- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9900020870
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF PRINTING IN AMERICA with a Biography of Printers & an Account of Newspapers
- Author
- Thomas, Isaiah (Marcus A. McCorison, ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Weathervane Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Printing;Publishing;Newspapers;American History;Literacy;;;;
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BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.