THE JOURNALS OF HUGH GAINE PRINTER
by Gaine, Hugh: Ford, Paul Leicester, ed
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York, 1902. Two volumes. [xii],240; xii,235,[1]pp. plus plates and facsimiles. Publisher's maroon cloth, printed paper spine labels. Moderate edge wear, minor soiling. Front hinges just starting, modern bookplate on each front pastedown. Very good. A handsomely-illustrated work on the notable New York printer and bookseller Hugh Gaine, with numerous plates reproducing Gaine's work as printer during the colonial and revolutionary eras. One of 350 limited edition sets printed on deckle-edge paper. This copy contains an original Gaine printing from 1775, a two shilling New York note issued by the City of New York (in vol. 2, opposite p. 200)
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM54099
- Title
- THE JOURNALS OF HUGH GAINE PRINTER
- Author
- Gaine, Hugh: Ford, Paul Leicester, ed
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Reese Company
Biblio member since 2006
New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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