Johann Gutenberg : the inventor of printing

Scholderer, Victor (1880-1971). Ridler, Vivian [printer]. British Museum. Trustees [publisher]. Oxford University Press [printer]

ISBN 10: 0714102881 / ISBN 13: 9780714102887

Published by London : Published by the Trustees of the British Museum, 1970

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Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of Denis Gibbs with his bookplate. Series; British Museum. Edition; Second edition, revised 1970. Physical description; 32 p., [12] p. of plates. : ill., facsims. (some col.) ; 22 cm. Notes; First published 1963. Includes half-title leaf. Bibliography: p. 31-32. Subjects; Gutenberg, Johann (1397?-1468). Printers Germany Biography. Printing History Origin and antecedents. Incunabula Germany Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Bibliography. Printing Germany History. Genres; Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 241495

Bibliographic Details

Title: Johann Gutenberg : the inventor of printing

Publisher: London : Published by the Trustees of the British Museum

Publication Date: 1970

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: Second Edition.

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Provenance; from the library of Denis Gibbs with his bookplate. Series; British Museum. Edition; Second edition, revised 1970. Physical description; 32 p., [12] p. of plates. : ill., facsims. (some col.) ; 22 cm. Notes; First published 1963. Includes half-title leaf. Bibliography: p. 31-32. Subjects; Gutenberg, Johann (1397?-1468). Printers - Germany - Biography. Printing - History - Origin and antecedents. Incunabula - Germany - Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) - Bibliography. Printing - Germany - History. Genres; Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated.