Observations on the Mystery of Print and the Work of Johann Gutenberg
by van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Book Manufacturer's Institute, 1937. First edition. HC w DJ. PC Good+/Good. Blue cloth, gilt titling, sunning to edges, printed plate to FPEP, hinges cracking, leaves toned, unmarked. Unclipped illustrated DJ edgeworn w nicks/chips, several closed tears, soiling & stains, in protector. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 240047
- Title
- Observations on the Mystery of Print and the Work of Johann Gutenberg
- Author
- van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Format/Binding
- HC w DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Book Manufacturer's Institute
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Pages
- 45
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Nashville, Tennessee
About Refuge Books: Used & Rare
Refuge Books: Used & Rare. Buying and selling books in historic east Nashville, TN since 2012. Specializing in history, biography, Civil War, books on books, theology, Louisiana, the Inklings, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Wendell Berry, Flannery O'Connor, George Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Madeleine L'Engle, and Frederick Buechner. We welcome any and all inquiries.Instagram: @refugebooks
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)