Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth College printed by George T. Bailey, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Two bookplates inside front flap, that of the Merrymount Press of Boston and by Graydon E. Spalding of Pasadena, California, representing Windsor, Vt. & Vermont Imprints, else clean, tightly bound and unmarked of interior. One of 100 copies printed, by George T. Bailey, 1941 in a short octavo format, with 40, [2] pp. Light green paper over boards, green cloth-backed, top edges gilt. Rough-cut fore- and bottom-edges. Rear panel lightly soiled and with a small brown stain thereat. Four facsimiles - one folded, of a 1778 letter by Eleazar Wheelock, President of the College. Complete with a Check-List of Dresden Imprints by Harold Goddard Rugg. #94 of 200 copies for sale (200 printed, 30 as Keepsake, 70 for the College Library).Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

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Bookseller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 356451
Title: Pioneer Printing At Dartmouth
Author: Nash, Ray
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Dartmouth College printed by George T. Bailey
Place of Publication: Hanover, New Hampshire
Date Published: 1941
Size: 12mo 7" - 7
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Ray Nash printing printers typography Darmouth University Press

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