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A history of the printed book; being the third number of The Dolphin: PB 264-2003

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A history of the printed book; being the third number of The Dolphin

Maker(s)

Editor: Wroth, Lawrence C.
Designer: Rollins, Carl Purington
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Printer: Yale University Press
Printer: Bailey, George T.
Binder (person): Russell-Rutter Company

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Description

Edited by Lawrence C. Wroth.

Xv, 507p ill.; 31cm

Place(s) associated

  • New York

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1938

Note

"Published ... in an edition of two thousand copies. Printed at the Printing-Office of the Yale University Press."--Colophon. Fully bound in black linen, stamped in gold and aluminum.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 264-2003
Primary reference Number: 95812

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A history of the printed book; being the third number of The Dolphin" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95812 Accessed: 2024-04-26 04:51:51

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