DE PRIMA SCRIBENDI ORIGINE ET UNIVERSA REI LITERARIAE ANTIQUITATE ...
by Hugo, Hermannus
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Antwerp: Ex Officina Plantiniana. Very Good. 1617. First Edition. Hardcover. 227 pages; Secure in later patterned-paper covered boards. First edition of this first history of writing and the work of the scribe -- bound with two other contemporary tracts. OCLC: 17838634 Herman Hugo (1588 1629) was a Jesuit priest, writer and military chaplain. In addition to this primary work on the history of writing and scribes, he wrote a spiritual emblem book which was extremely popular. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39025
- Title
- DE PRIMA SCRIBENDI ORIGINE ET UNIVERSA REI LITERARIAE ANTIQUITATE ...
- Author
- Hugo, Hermannus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ex Officina Plantiniana
- Place of Publication
- Antwerp
- Date Published
- 1617
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
- Keywords
- Calligraphy Writing Manuscripts Scribes Jesuitica, History of Writing, Scribes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian Books; 16th and 17th Century;
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About the Seller
Antiquarian Book Shop
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Washington, District of Columbia
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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...