Ueber die Geschichte der Erfindung der Buchdruckerkunst. Bey Gelegenheit einiger neuern darüber geäusserten besondern Meynungen. Nebst der vorläufigen Anzeige des Inhaltes seiner Geschichte der Erfindung der Buchdruckerkunst
by BREITKOPF, Johann Gottlob Immanuel
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
56 pp. Large 4to, attractive antique calf-backed paste-paper boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Leipzig: J.G.I. Breitkopf, 1779. First edition. Breitkopf's projected history of printing, of which the author completed the first part (and which remained in manuscript) and left material for the second part, was never published. Fine copy. ❧ Bigmore & Wyman, I, p. 81.
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- Bookseller
- Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5902
- Title
- Ueber die Geschichte der Erfindung der Buchdruckerkunst. Bey Gelegenheit einiger neuern darüber geäusserten besondern Meynungen. Nebst der vorläufigen Anzeige des Inhaltes seiner Geschichte der Erfindung der Buchdruckerkunst
- Author
- BREITKOPF, Johann Gottlob Immanuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- dealer-vbf, bibliography, history, printing DEALER-VBF
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...