A short history of the printed word
by Chappell, Warren
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0394445341
- ISBN 13
- 9780394445342
- Seller
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About This Item
New York : Knopf, 1970. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: New York Times Books. Physical Description: xviii, 244, xv pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm. Contents: Prologue to discovery; The Alphabet; Type : cutting and casting; The Incunabula : 1440-1500; The Sixteenth century; The Seventeenth century; The Eighteenth century; The Nineteenth century; The Twentieth century : 1900-1940; The Twentieth century : after 1940. Subjects: History; Monograms (Provenance); Printing; Printing History.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 389983
- Title
- A short history of the printed word
- Author
- Chappell, Warren
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394445341
- ISBN 13
- 9780394445342
- Publisher
- New York : Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
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- Incunabula
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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