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Condition: good. USED book in GOOD condition. Great binding, pages and cover show normal signs of wear from use.
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COMMON PRESS, BEING A RECORD DESCRIPTION & DELINEATION OF THE EARLY EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY HANDPRESS IN THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.|THE
Published by David R. Godine, Boston, 1978
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
stiff paper wrappers, slipcase. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, slipcase. Two volumes. First edition. A fine set. Harris gives a history of the press and Sisson provides drawings and advice on construction. Printed by The Stinehour Press.
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THE COMMON PRESS. Being a Record, Description & Delineation of the Early 18th-Century Handpress in the Smithsonian Institution. With a History & D0cumentation of the Press by Elizabeth Harris. Drawings by Clinton Sisson.
Published by Boston. David R. Godine., 1978
Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, Australia
Association Member: ANZAAB ILAB
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
4to. Col.Ill.wrapps. 62pp.+ 8 fold-out b/w diagrams in a separate volume. Fine set in the slip-case. Edition of 2,000 copies. The Franklin handpress is one of the prized presses in the Smithsonian's collection. Benjamin Franklin travelled to England in 1724 to work in a printing house & upon his return set up his own in 1728.
