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CATNACHERY
Muir, P.H.
Limited to 325 copies. Printed at the Greenwood Press in black and orange. The text is Muir's excellent article on the history of the Catnach Press. The five foldout plates reproduce five rare Catnach broadsides. Four page prospectus loosely inserted along with mailing envelope and order card. Very fine.
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AMERICAN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF PRINTING.
by Ringwalt, Luther (editor).
First edition. (Bigmore & Wyman II, 259). With twenty plates including a full color frontispiece and a full-page example of raised lettering used for printing for the blind. About 1700 articles covering all aspects of the book and its production have been written by the famous authorities of the day. The many illustrations in the text are especially useful. Covers rubbed along edges and hinges with wear to spine ends. Inside hinges cracked but solid. Faint stain along bottom of preliminary and end pages. Ink and pencil ownership marks on first blank. Better preserved than most copies seen.
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