Author: Thomas Gent
Title: The Life of Mr. Thomas Gent, Printer, of York
Description: London, Thomas Thorpe, 1832. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of Thomas Gent's historically fruitful autobiography, illustrated with a frontispiece of Gent. The first edition of this work. In the original publishers' binding.An uncommon work.The autobiography of Thomas Gent.Gent was an Irish printer active in York. Though his illustrations and poetry were not known for their quality, his autobiography is revered for his historical accounts, providing a resource for historians of printing.Published posthumously. Illustrated with a frontispiece.Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with a little rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A little loss to the spine label. Small tidemark to the tail of the first and last few pages. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: The Life of Mr. Thomas Gent, Printer, of York thomas gent autobiography printer thomas gent life Not Stated
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Title: The Life of Mr. Thomas Gent, Printer, of York
Description: London, Thomas Thorpe, 1832. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of Thomas Gent's historically fruitful autobiography, illustrated with a frontispiece of Gent. The first edition of this work. In the original publishers' binding.An uncommon work.The autobiography of Thomas Gent.Gent was an Irish printer active in York. Though his illustrations and poetry were not known for their quality, his autobiography is revered for his historical accounts, providing a resource for historians of printing.Published posthumously. Illustrated with a frontispiece.Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with a little rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A little loss to the spine label. Small tidemark to the tail of the first and last few pages. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: The Life of Mr. Thomas Gent, Printer, of York thomas gent autobiography printer thomas gent life Not Stated
Price: GBP 190.00 = appr. US$ 271.32 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 751P59
- Book number: 751P59
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