Buy this book on-line Thompson, Jesse : Original Broadside - "The Light of Gutenberg"Rounce & Coffin Club, Los Angeles, CA?, 1980
Original broadside printed in black ink on beige paper. Color portrait illustration of Johannes Gutenberg printed at top. Decorative initial (beginning the poem) printed in red ink. 13" x 20." Broadside is very clean and intact except for some offsetting at the edges (not affecting text or illustration) and a few bumps and wrinkles at the edges (most prominent bump is a dent at the bottom edge, not affecting text or illustration). A Very Good, almost Near Fine copy. A broadside featuring Jesse Thompson's poem, "The Light of Gutenberg," which pays tribute to Johannes Gutenberg and the role in which his printing innovations played in the furthering of democratic principles through printed books. Text printed at bottom: "Portrait from a painting by F. L. Amberger after the wood engraving by Professor Karl Mahr of Berlin. Printed by Ethan B. Lipton for the Rounce & Coffin Club, 1980." The Rounce & Coffin Club was a club specializing in fine press and printing. It was active from 1931-2007.. Poster. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Thompson, Jesse : Original Broadside - "The Light of Gutenberg". Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, libri rari, livres illustrées, libri antichi and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |