AGNES CAMPBELL, LADY ROSEBURN, RELICT OF ANDREW ANDERSON, THE KING'S PRINTER: A Contribution to the History of Printing in Scotland
by Fairley, John A
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Aberdeen: D. Wyllie & Son, 1925. First edition, 1/150 unnumbered copies. 8vo. 62 pp. Title-page vignette printed in red, chapter head-piece, one plate, a facsimile. Campbell (1637-1716) built the largest printing business in Edinburgh upon the death of her husband, the King's Printer, in 1676. Very good untrimmed copy. Original charcoal buckram, gilt spine title (dull). (10616).
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- Title
- AGNES CAMPBELL, LADY ROSEBURN, RELICT OF ANDREW ANDERSON, THE KING'S PRINTER: A Contribution to the History of Printing in Scotland
- Author
- Fairley, John A
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Wyllie & Son
- Place of Publication
- Aberdeen
- Date Published
- 1925
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- Plate
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- Buckram
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- Facsimile
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- Vignette
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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