Printing: A Short History of the Art
by R. A. Peddie (Editor) With articles on Germany by Ernst Crous, Italy by G. Fumagalli, France by Charles Mortet, Holland and Belgium by Maurits Sabbe, Spanish America by G.P. Winship, North America by Lawrence C. Wroth and others
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Milton, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: Grafton & Co., 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Description: Blue cloth gilt stamped spine, deckle fore and bottom edges, x + 389 [1], includes Index of Printers and Place. Condition: Supurb copy well preserved, minor wear to extremities, very clean blue cloth binding, bright spine gilt stamping, some minor discolration to top edge. Binding is firm, boards firmly attached, minor foxing to end pages, paper still bright, clean and free of markings. No dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- North Country Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11213
- Title
- Printing: A Short History of the Art
- Author
- R. A. Peddie (Editor) With articles on Germany by Ernst Crous, Italy by G. Fumagalli, France by Charles Mortet, Holland and Belgium by Maurits Sabbe, Spanish America by G.P. Winship, North America by Lawrence C. Wroth and others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Grafton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
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About the Seller
North Country Books
Biblio member since 2008
Milton, Vermont
About North Country Books
General used, collectible and antiquarian books. Also paper, ephemera and posters. I am now in my 14th year of full-time book selling.
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