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Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography

Saturday, 24 October 2026

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Lot 183 John Earhart. The Color Printer. A Treatise …

The Color Printer. A Treatise on the Use of Colors in Typographic Printing. illustriert mit einem fotografischen Frontispizporträt des Autors und 90 Tafeln, von denen zahlreiche mit Prägemustern und Farbgestaltungen versehen sind. Cincinnati, Earhart & Richardson 1892. 4°. 137 S. Grüner Leinenband des Verlags, Vorderdeckel mit vergoldetem Titelprägung und farbiger Vignette mit drei Tintenkugeln in einem schwarzen Blumenrahmen (etwas fleckig und beschabt).

Buchwesen – Erste und einzige Auflage. Mit Earharts Unterschrift auf der Widmungsseite. - Birren Collection 213 - St. Bride Cat. p.284.

Books on Books, History of Paper and Typography – First edition. - Illustrated with a photographic frontispiece portrait of the author and 90 plates, numerous with embossed patterns and colour schemes. Publisher's green cloth, front cover with gilt stamped title and coloured vignette of three ink balls within black floral frame. 4to (280 x 210 mm). Spine ends rubbed and lower spine-end frayed, extremeties worn. Birren Collection 213 , St. Bride Cat. p.284. First and only edition. With Earhart's signature on dedication page. Inside fine and fresh.

Startprice: 500 €
Estimate: 700 €

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