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  • Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: in publisher's shrinkwrap. 1968 reprint of the 1924 original. New York: Burt Franklin, 1968. A pristine copy in perfect condition. Brand New. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1968 reprint of the 1924 original. In addition to a bio-bibliography of Wilberforce Eames by Victor Hugo Paltsits, this festschrift contains 30 important and useful articles. For example, Clarence Brigham contributes WALL-PAPER NEWSPAPERS OF THE CIVIL WAR with a checklist of issues. There are other essays on: NEW ENGLAND PRIMER; THE FIRST WORK WITH AMERICAN TYPES; ELIZABETHAN AMERICANA; ELIOT INDIAN TRACTS; COLONIAL ARITHMETICS; FIRST CALIFORNIA LAWS PRINTED IN ENGLISH; BOOKS ON ARCHITECTURE PRINTED IN AMERICA 1775-1830; ANN FRANKLIN OF NEWPORT: PRINTER 1736-1763; and 22 others. Some of the authors are Worthington Ford, Lawrence Wroth, Lathop Harper, George Watson Cole, George Parker Winship, Oscar Wegelin, Randolph G. Adams, Margaret Stillwell and Henry R. Wagner. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in shiny gold. Stillwell #1924. 1968 reprint of the 1924 original. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. 8vo. xix, 440pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.