A Memoir on the Origin of Printing In a Letter Addressed to John Topman, Esq

Published by Battery Park Book Company, Foresat Hills, New York, 1978

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The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. MinorLoss of cloth color [biopredation] on the spine. Limited to 600 copies; 9.25 inches tall; 72 pages. Originally printed in the late 18th century. Ralph Willett, the author, was a plantation owner on St Kitts and bibliophile. Willett's library was rich in early-printed books and in specimens of block-printing. It has been characterized as the "finest library in Dorset." Many works were on vellum, and all were in the finest condition. He also collected prints and drawings. As the birthplace of printing, Willett argues for Mainz in Germany. Reprint of the 1820 Newcastle edition in facsimile.

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Title
A Memoir on the Origin of Printing In a Letter Addressed to John Topman, Esq
Author
Willett, Ralph (1689-1759)
Publisher
Battery Park Book Company, Foresat Hills, New York
Publication year
1978
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
No Dust Jacket As Issued
Binding
A Very Good Hardcover
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Blind Horse Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and adheres to its Code of Ethics. We specialize in travel, exploration, fine press, and documentary material, with particular emphasis on printed ephemera, maps, photographic archives, and institutional publications from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Our inventory regularly includes material appropriate for academic, library, and museum collections. We work carefully with provenance, condition, and bibliographic accuracy, and stand fully behind all descriptions and attributions. Items are selected with long-term research and collecting value in mind. Blind Horse Books is operated by Richard and Dottie Oates and based in DeLand, Florida. We have been active in the antiquarian book trade since 1999 and are members of the ABAA, FABA, IOBA, and the Ephemera Society of America. Building Your Great Collection, One Fine Book at a Time.

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