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Sun, Mar 3, 2024 12:00PM EST
Lot 238

1878 SAW T. DE VINNE INVENT THE PRINTING OF AN ILLUSTRATED ANTIQUE PRINT THAT WAS SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR!

Estimate: $562.50 - $675

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Year/Century: 19th century
Language: English
Subject: Illustrated
Binding: Leather
Description: PRINTING'S INVENTION A Compilation of Information and Views, Detailed About Early Prints and Playing Cards, the Fifteenth-Century Block-Books, the Story of Haarlem's Lourens Janszoon Coster, and the Contributions of John Gutenberg and His Companions by Theo. L. de VINNE AUTHOR SIGNED! ILLUSTRATED English text; 7 by 9 3/4"; 557 pages original binder of cloth. Raw excellent interior, tattered binding former library. Theodore Low De Vinne was an American printer and academic writer on typography who lived from December 25, 1828, until February 16, 1914. De Vinne, who is regarded as "the leading commercial printer of his day," made significant contributions to the advancement of American typography and printing.

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