perotti viola andersen (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. First edition, limited printing. Unpaginated. Quarto. [25 cm]. Red cloth over boards with gilt title stamped on front board and spine. Deckled edges. Previous seller's catologing sticker on front board. Ex libris sticker on front paste down. Previous owner's ex libris stamp and pencil markings on dedication page. A in depth catalog and history of the various "firsts" in printing in the state of Missouri.

Edition limited to 500 copies designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy, San Francisco, 8vo, pp. [10], 43 [1], [24], 45-51; frontispiece facsimile, title-page printed in black and red, headings printed in red throughout, and 21 facsimiles printed on rectos and versos of 11 leaves; a fine copy in smudged and chipped plain dust jacket printed in red. Originally written and presented by Ms. Perotti in 1956, later revised and updated for publication by her husband. Eight short chapters highlighting, for example, "The First Book Printed in Missouri," "The First Emigrant Guide Books Printed in Missouri," and "The First Medical Book. Printed in Missouri,".