The History of Printing in America: With a Biography of Printers, and an Account of Newspapers; to which is Prefixed a Concise View of the Discovery and Progress of the Art in Other Parts of the World : [Faksim. in Kupferstich], Volume 1Thomas, 1810 - 4 pages |
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| Title | The History of Printing in America: With a Biography of Printers, and an Account of Newspapers; to which is Prefixed a Concise View of the Discovery and Progress of the Art in Other Parts of the World : [Faksim. in Kupferstich], Volume 1 The History of Printing in America: With a Biography of Printers, and an Account of Newspapers; to which is Prefixed a Concise View of the Discovery and Progress of the Art in Other Parts of the World : [Faksim. in Kupferstich], Isaiah Thomas |
| Author | Isaiah Thomas |
| Publisher | Thomas, 1810 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 4 pages |
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