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Two essays on paper history, Bird & Bull Press

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Heading: (Bird & Bull Press)
Author: Schlosser, Leonard and Henry Morris
Title: A Pair on Paper: Two Essays on Paper History and Related Matters
Place Published: North Hills, PA
Publisher:Bird & Bull Press
Date Published: 1976
Description:

70, [1] pp. (4to) original morocco-backed boards. No. 20 of about 220 copies. First Edition.

Includes 16 reproductions of devices from ream wrappers, and 2 actual specimens of the French Revolutionary era currency known as "assignats" inserted in a pocket in the text.

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Near fine.

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Two essays on paper history, Bird & Bull Press

Name: Two essays on paper history, Bird & Bull Press
SKU: 110736998
Price: 150 USD
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