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... England and America simultaneously . " " Allonym . A false proper name . A work published to deceive , under the name of some author , but not by him , as " Peter Parley's Annual . " Almanack Day . - The day on which almanacks are ...
... England and America simultaneously . " " Allonym . A false proper name . A work published to deceive , under the name of some author , but not by him , as " Peter Parley's Annual . " Almanack Day . - The day on which almanacks are ...
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... England note and in nearly all books . Y.e. - Yellow edges . In the above list of technical terms it will probably be noticed that no attempt has been made to describe the different kinds of papers . This is owing to the fact of there ...
... England note and in nearly all books . Y.e. - Yellow edges . In the above list of technical terms it will probably be noticed that no attempt has been made to describe the different kinds of papers . This is owing to the fact of there ...
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... England before 1491 are so excessively rare that it is in the last degree improbable that the amateur will ever possess a specimen , but foreign - printed books are often D met with , and the opportunity of consulting a colophon THE ...
... England before 1491 are so excessively rare that it is in the last degree improbable that the amateur will ever possess a specimen , but foreign - printed books are often D met with , and the opportunity of consulting a colophon THE ...
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... England they are not so highly esteemed , but even here good copies of the " right " dates sell for high prices . The Elzevir Press was established by Louis Elzevir at Leyden in 1583. He had several sons , among whom were Matthieu ...
... England they are not so highly esteemed , but even here good copies of the " right " dates sell for high prices . The Elzevir Press was established by Louis Elzevir at Leyden in 1583. He had several sons , among whom were Matthieu ...
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... England , but most of the work which issued from them is valued not so much on account of the prestige attaching to the printers ' names as on other grounds . The value of an English - printed book issued before the year 1600 depends in ...
... England , but most of the work which issued from them is valued not so much on account of the prestige attaching to the printers ' names as on other grounds . The value of an English - printed book issued before the year 1600 depends in ...
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