A VISIT TO THE Southworth-Anthoensen Press OF PORTLAND, MAINE
by BENNETT, Paul A
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edition limited to 1,000 copies in stapled light gray wrappers with paper title label affixed, octavo, pp. 20 plus colophon. With a beautiful frontis color collotype reproduction of a painted sign that hung at the head of the stairs near the Press's entrance door. Keepsake number 13 from the Press, set in Linotype Caslon Old Face and Linotype special italic. Mild toning and shelf wear. A few spots of light foxing on terminal leaves. Ensconced now in a clear display sleeve with white card-stock backing board.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3834
- Title
- A VISIT TO THE Southworth-Anthoensen Press OF PORTLAND, MAINE
- Author
- BENNETT, Paul A
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- [Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1941]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography/Reference; Maine;
Terms of Sale
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...