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The Overbrook Press Bibliography 1934-1959. Foreword by Frank Altschul.
by Cahoon, Herbert
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Stamford, CT: Overbrook Press, [1963] One of 150 copies. Publisher's sea green cloth with spine stamped in gilt and front cover in blind. . Quarto. Spine a bit faded, small bookseller's label on front pastedown. Near fine. Altschul, the founder of the press, notes in his foreword that his love for printing began when, as a boy, he was given a printing press for Christmas. Even though his mother took the press away a few days later, after she "found smears of printer's ink all over the house," Altschul continued printing as a hobby until it finally became his profession. green cloth with gilt spine titles.
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17013
- Title
- The Overbrook Press Bibliography 1934-1959. Foreword by Frank Altschul.
- Author
- Cahoon, Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's sea green cloth with spine stamped in gilt and front cover in blind.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- One of 150 copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Overbrook Press,
- Place of Publication
- Stamford, CT:
- Date Published
- [1963]
- Pages
- ix, [1], [104] pp.
- Size
- Quarto
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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Los Angeles, California
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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