Printing Throughout the World

Published by R. T. Porte & Son Printers, Salt Lake City, UT, 1929

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Salt Lake City, UT: R. T. Porte & Son Printers, 1929. 144 pp. Approximately 10 x 10". First Limited Edition of 483 copies, this being #67. SIGNED by discoverer, R. T. Porte. Marbled paper-covered boards, cream paper-covered spine with 12 tipped-in illustrations, deckle edges, some foxing to pastedowns, red mark on spine title, otherwise in near fine condition. Marbled slip case is broken and missing a side so is barely functional. Only including it as it is somewhat scare and may perhaps be reparable.A travelogue of the author's discoveries in printing as practiced around the world in places including the Far East, Cuba, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Peking, New Guinea, New Zealand, Java, India and Europe.

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Title
Printing Throughout the World
Author
R. T. Porte
Publisher
R. T. Porte & Son Printers, Salt Lake City, UT
Publication year
1929
Condition
Near fine
Signed
Signed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition

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