Title: The Invention of Printing in China and Its Spread Westward Author: Carter, Thomas Francis Place New York Publisher: Columbia University Press Date: 1925 Description: [2], xviii, [2], 282 pp. Plates from various sources; large folding table. 23.5x17.5 cm (9¼x7"), cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. Important study in the history of printing, beginning with the invention of paper and concluding with the invention of movable type, which predated Gutenberg by nearly 500 years. Lot Amendments Condition: Some general wear; slight cracking to inner hinges; very good. Item number: 285330
Title: The Invention of Printing in China and Its Spread Westward Author: Carter, Thomas Francis Place New York Publisher: Columbia University Press Date: 1925 Description: [2], xviii, [2], 282 pp. Plates from various sources; large folding table. 23.5x17.5 cm (9¼x7"), cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. Important study in the history of printing, beginning with the invention of paper and concluding with the invention of movable type, which predated Gutenberg by nearly 500 years. Lot Amendments Condition: Some general wear; slight cracking to inner hinges; very good. Item number: 285330
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