Robert Estienne, Royal Printer: An Historical Study of the ElderStephanus
by Armstrong, Elizabeth
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge at the University Press. Used - Very Good. 1954. Cloth, dj, quarto, 310 pp. with 15 text illustrations and 8 plates. Some minor chipping along edges of dustjacket and slight discoloraion to spine. overall, a near fine copy. (Subject: Books on Books.)
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- S48373
- Title
- Robert Estienne, Royal Printer: An Historical Study of the ElderStephanus
- Author
- Armstrong, Elizabeth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge at the University Press
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- Fine
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- Edges
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- Chipping
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- Cloth
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- Quarto
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