First Cambridge Press in Its European Setting.

Goldschmidt, E. P.

ISBN 10: 0521051088 / ISBN 13: 9780521051088

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1955

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Dust jacket is stained. The book is clean and tight. 99 pages. The Sandars Lectures in Bibliography, 1953.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Cambridge Press in Its European Setting.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1955
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521051088
• ISBN 13: 9780521051088
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very good in fair DJ
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

First edition, the Sandars Lecture for 1953. This was Goldschmidt's last work. Gives important information on John Siberch and the first printing of the Cambridge Press. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Also has the ink ownership signature of the bibliographer, Roy Stokes. x, 100 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. tall 8vo..

Book Description

E.P. Goldschmidt (1887-1954) was a prominent bookseller and scholar well known for his research on early printing and the spread of humanist ideas in Europe. First published in 1955, this highly readable volume originated in the proofs for Goldschmidt's inaugural lecture series as Sandars Reader in Bibliography at Cambridge.