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KEEPSAKE PRINTED FOR THE WYNKYN DE WORDE SOCIETY ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Reproduces in facsimile the Stationers' Company almanack for 1781 which has one of the earliest known portrayals of Stationers' Hall in London.
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ALBUM PER L'ESPOSIZIONE DI BELLE ARTI E MESTIERI IN SAVON...
by Reci(usione) Militare
Text in Italian. Each page framed by beautifully color printed ornaments and borders. The printing itself is partially done in various colors on different backgrounds. See Fumagalli, Lexicon typographicum p. 387 (for Savona where printing started in 1474). A magnificent Italian type specimen issued by the Military Printing Department of Savona to celebrate the opening of an art exhibition there. Printed on fine paper. A scarce book with no copies located by WorldCat, COPAC, ICCU (2900 Italian libraries). Edges bumped, with one edge severely bumped. Some spotting on cover.
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