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A Bibliography of Printing, With Notes & Illustrations. [ 3 volumes in 1 ]
by Bigmore, E.C. ; Wyman, C.W.H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in used, edgeworn and torn dustwrapper
- ISBN 10
- 0900470011
- ISBN 13
- 9780900470011
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About This Item
Holland Press, London / Oak Knoll Books, Delaware, 1974 reprint of 1880-86 first edition. 3 vols in 1, cloth, 8vo,. xii, 449, [v]-vii, 412, [v]-vi, 115 pp, ills. Approximately 7,500 entries. Rosenblum : " A pioneering effort and still very useful for students of printing through the nineteenth century. Entries are arranged in a single alphabet and include material from the fifteenth century onward. Annotations accompany most items and often include biographical sketches of the authors. Also contains attractive and informative illustrations, such as portraits and printers' marks. Much information on important printers such as Caxton and Gutenberg. Still the most comprehensive bibliography on the subject. Very Good in used, edgeworn and torn dustwrapper.
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- Wykeham Books
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- BIBLIO-18347
- Title
- A Bibliography of Printing, With Notes & Illustrations. [ 3 volumes in 1 ]
- Author
- Bigmore, E.C. ; Wyman, C.W.H
- Format/Binding
- 3 vols in 1, cloth, 8vo,
- Book Condition
- Very Good in used, edgeworn and torn dustwrapper
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0900470011
- ISBN 13
- 9780900470011
- Publisher
- Holland Press, London / Oak Knoll Books, Delaware, 1974 reprint of 1880-86 first edition
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974 reprint of 1880-86 first e
- Pages
- xii, 449, [v]-vii, 412, [v]-vi, 115 pp, ills
- Keywords
- Printing History printers Bigmore, Edward Clements Wyman,W H 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th century typography type-specimen books 0900470011
- Bookseller catalogs
- Printing History & Typography (Bibliographies);
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