At the Sign of the Golden Compass vintage hard cover book 1938

Description: 🎆At the Sign of the Golden Compass vintage hard cover book 1938🎆

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Printing: 1st Printing

Book Condition: Very Good+

Binding: Hardcover

Place of Publication: New York

Book Title: At the Sign of the Golden Compass

Publisher: Macmillan Company

Place Published: New York

Edition: 1st Edition

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Defects: This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust, jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright, condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some, beginning toning to the edges of the text block. "Plantin was a, prolific printer and prosperous entrepreneur, publishing more, than 40 editions of emblem books. His most important work is, considered to be the Biblia Regia (King's Bible) , also known, as the Plantin Polyglot. Facing increasing pressure and turmoil, in the Netherlands, Plantin needed to find a patron that would, not fall victim to claims of heresy or being a Protestant, sympathizer. In spite of clerical opposition, Plantin was, encouraged by King Philip II of Spain, who sent him the learned, Benito Arias Montano to lead the editorship. " "Morning that, was blithe and red in the month of June, 1576, in the reign of, our gracious lady, Elizabeth, Regina, came slanting across the, City of London." (from Wikipedia)

Year Printed: 1938

Pages: 195p.

Publication Year: 1938

Cover: Hardcover

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Illustrator: Raymond Lufkin

Illustration Type: B&W Illustrations

Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated

Author: Kelly, Eric P.

Topic: Books on Books