Master Makers of the Book: Being a Consecutive Story of the Book from a Century before the Invention of Printing through the Eyes of the Doves Press
by Orcutt, William Dana
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket toned and brittle with repairs to chips and tears made on reverse.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc.. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket toned and brittle . with repairs to chips and tears made on reverse.. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Trifold book prospectus laid in. Bookplate of noted Virginia book collector John W. Hancock on front pastedown. Green cloth stamped in blind and in gilt on front boards and in gilt on spine. Bibliography, index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42549
- Title
- Master Makers of the Book: Being a Consecutive Story of the Book from a Century before the Invention of Printing through the Eyes of the Doves Press
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket toned and brittle with repairs to chips and tears made on reverse.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Book History, PRINTING History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books about Books;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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