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THE ENCOURAGERS OF THE ART OF PRINTING.
de (Franklin, Benjamin)
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Fine
- Librería
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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Northampton, Massachusetts: Printed at the Gehenna Press for the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts in Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University, 1966., 1966.. Fine. - Folio, 16-3/8 inches high by 9-7/8 inches wide. Sewn light gray printed wraps titled in black on the front cover and dated "9 May 1966" on the rear cover. 4 pages, illustrated with a superb three-quarter page portrait of Benjamin Franklin printed by the Meriden Gravure Company, followed by text in black & orange. The contents include the list of the "toasts" by Franklin and the printers present at the Bunch of Grapes Tavern in Philadelphia. A bold woodcut tailpiece of an American eagle perched on an American shield while clutching arrows and an olive branch illustrates the text and an orange woodcut device decorates the colophon. Near fine.
Limited edition of 1,500 copies. "Fifteen hundred copies were printed at the Gehenna Press in Northampton Massachusetts for the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts in Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University. The portrait of Franklin was printed at The Meriden Gravure Company in Meriden Connecticut. The news item was printed originally in the Independent Gazetteer of Philadelphia for January 21, 1786." [Quoted from the colophon].
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- Librería
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 97204
- Título
- THE ENCOURAGERS OF THE ART OF PRINTING.
- Autor
- (Franklin, Benjamin)
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Editorial
- Northampton, Massachusetts: Printed at the Gehenna Press for the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts in Sterling Memorial Li
- Fecha de publicación
- 1966.
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- FINE PRESS; PRINTING; TYPOGRAPHY; BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; THE ENCOURAGERS OF THE ART OF PRINTING; TOASTS; GEHENNA PRESS; NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS; THE MERIDEN GRAVURE COMPANY; PORTRAIT; WOODCUT; WOOD ENGRAVINGS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Fine Press;
Términos de venta
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
Sobre el vendedor
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Miembro de Biblio desde 2003
Cadyville, New York
Sobre Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Gravure
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
