BOOK ARTS: Two Pamphlets on American Printing History (1925), 1 inscribed

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Early American Typography

WROTH, Lawrence C. The First Work with American Types. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1925.

BATES, Albert Carlos. The Work of Hartford’s First Printer. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1925.

Offprints from Bibliographical Essays: A Tribute to Wilberforce Eames, in original gray printed wrappers. Both pamphlets are important contributions to the history of early American printing and typography. Wroth’s copy is warmly inscribed on the front wrapper: “With compliments from Lawrence C. Wroth.” Mild toning to spines and edgewear to Wroth copy, else very good.

Related topics: American printing history, Wilberforce Eames, typography, Hartford printing, bibliographic scholarship, Lawrence Wroth, Connecticut history, American imprints, early American

Early American Typography

WROTH, Lawrence C. The First Work with American Types. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1925.

BATES, Albert Carlos. The Work of Hartford’s First Printer. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1925.

Offprints from Bibliographical Essays: A Tribute to Wilberforce Eames, in original gray printed wrappers. Both pamphlets are important contributions to the history of early American printing and typography. Wroth’s copy is warmly inscribed on the front wrapper: “With compliments from Lawrence C. Wroth.” Mild toning to spines and edgewear to Wroth copy, else very good.

Related topics: American printing history, Wilberforce Eames, typography, Hartford printing, bibliographic scholarship, Lawrence Wroth, Connecticut history, American imprints, early American type design

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