Working Conditions of Early Continental Printers with special reference to the printing office of Christopher Plantin
by Philip J Turner
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Leeds: The Department of Printing and Photography Affiliated to the University of Leeds, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. [vi] pp120 [photographs] Large Folio. A thesis on Antwerp printer and publisher Christopher Plantin (1520-1589) submitted for examination at Leeds College of Technology in 1953. Bound in Buckram with brown spine lettering, yellow top edge and attractive 'mid-century' patterned end papers. Printed title page and photographic reproduction of a portrait of Plantin by Reubens. The text is singled sided typescript on white paper, followed by more photographs illustrating Plantin's printing office and examples of its publications. In very good, clean condition although with a slight musty smell. This copy comes from the collection of Yorkshire bookbinder and bibliophile Martin E Thorpe. Very Good 1953
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- Bookseller
- Christian White Rare Books Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4585
- Title
- Working Conditions of Early Continental Printers with special reference to the printing office of Christopher Plantin
- Author
- Philip J Turner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Department of Printing and Photography Affiliated to the University of Leeds
- Place of Publication
- Leeds
- Date Published
- 1953
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