Long Island Printing, 1791-1830; A Checklist of Imprints Tapa dura - 1979

Long Island Historical Society, 1979. Stated 1st. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover: Blue cloth binding with title in gold on spine boxed in green. Light sunfade and edgewear. Date written in ink on spine. Bright green paste-downs and endpapers are spotless. Frontispiece , title. text pages are crisp and clean. The first press was established in New York City in 1693; but printing came late to Long Island, almost a hundred years later. Printers are listed chronologically by county, town with county starting with Sag Harbor in 1791. Illustrated. Nice tight binding. ISBN 0890620717

Brooklyn: The Long Island Historical Society, 1979. SIGNED by Marguerite V. Doggett in blue ink directly on the title page. The signature is easily legible, but appears shaky, possibly due to advanced age of the compiler? Good condition (moderate rubbing at the extremities). NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1979. "First edition" is so stated on the copyright page. Limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated with 22 plates, mostly title page facsimiles. Fully describes 385 imprints up to and including 1830. Also contains useful biographical data on many printers and authors connected to Long Island. Bright green endpapers. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold over a green panel on the spine.. SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition, Limited 1000 copies. Hardcover. Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xxv, 194pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Brooklyn: The Long Island Historical Society, 1979. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. NO shelfwear. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. 1979. "First edition" is so stated on the copyright page. Limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated with 22 plates, mostly title page facsimiles. Fully describes 385 imprints up to and including 1830. Also contains useful biographical data on many printers and authors connected to Long Island. Bright green endpapers. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold over a green panel on the spine.. First Edition, Limited 1000 copies. Hardcover. New/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xxv, 194pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.