The 46th Gutenberg.
by LESLIE, Frank P
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
First edition, octavo, pp. [ix], 2-21 plus colophon. Publisher's cream-colored cloth over boards with upper board and spine lettering gilt. Thin 3-inch vertical scratch in upper board fabric, else Very Good. Census and provenance of the 45 known copies of Gutenberg Bible and details of the discovery of the 46th.
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- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0001490
- Title
- The 46th Gutenberg.
- Author
- LESLIE, Frank P
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Menomonie, WI: The Vagabond Press, 1960.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography/Reference;
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About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Biblio member since 2013
ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Colophon
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- Cloth
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