Some Noteworthy Firsts in Europe during the Fifteenth Century. With Illustrations.

Stiff boards covered with velum pattern cloth. Yap foredges. 5 _ x 8 _ (22 cm). Title and author printed in black at head of spine, publisher and date printed in black at tail of spine. Bookplate on front pastedown with historic seal of Portland, Maine "Resurgam Sigillum Civitatis Portlandiae Ex Libris Philip Greely Brown" with reproduced autograph. Brown was a lawyer and prominent Mainer, public library benefactor, and book collector. First flyleaf with penciled description from a previous seller, and tipped-in clipped description from catalog in which this book was offered. Also penciled on this leaf is the inscription ñfor Nancy from C + V Christmas 1961î. C and V are Carolyn and Victor Hammer, well-known letterpress printers based at the University of Kentucky. Nancy is Nancy Chambers Lair, a letterpress printer in her own right and a friend of the Hammers. Textblock head trimmed and colored brown, foredges and tail deckled. Unnumbered pages 78-79, rear flyleaves, remain uncut. Colophon reads: ñOf this book 425 copies have been printed by Fred Anthoensen The Southworth Press Portland Maine Of which Nos. 26-425 are for saleî (This copy is unnumbered.) An association copy of a scarce Southworth Press volume, in excellent condition. …