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Observations on the Mystery of Print: and the Work of Johann Gutenberg
by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good: mild shelf wear to boards and spine, else clean, tight, square./very good: age toning, spine sunned, NOT clipped.
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Book Manufacturers Institute, 1937. first edition. hardcover. very good: mild shelf wear to boards and spine, else clean, tight, square./very good: age toning, spine sunned, NOT clipped.. 12mo. 45pp. a brief history of printing, prepared specially for the Book Manufacturing Exhibit by the Book Manufacturers' Institute. #01166.
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- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1093
- Title
- Observations on the Mystery of Print
- Author
- Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good: mild shelf wear to boards and spine, else clean, tight, square.
- Jacket Condition
- very good: age toning, spine sunned, NOT clipped.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Book Manufacturers Institute
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- printing, typography, bookmaking, book, nonfiction, first edition, history
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Matthew's Books LLC
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About Matthew's Books LLC
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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