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an open book with a color wheel in the middle of itan old book with a picture of the color printer on it
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Estimate €500 - €700
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Earhart, John The Colour Printer. A Treatise on the Use of Colours in Typographic Printing. Illustrated with a photographic frontispiece portrait of the author and 90 plates, many of which feature embossed patterns and colour schemes. Cincinnati, Earhart & Richardson 1892. 4°. 137 pp. Green cloth binding by the publisher, front cover with gilt-stamped title and coloured vignette featuring three ink balls within a black floral frame (slightly stained and scuffed). First and only edition. With Earhart’s signature on the dedication page. – Birren Collection 213 – St. Bride Cat. p.284. First edition. – Illustrated with a photographic frontispiece portrait of the author and 90 plates, many featuring embossed patterns and colour schemes. Publisher’s green cloth binding, front cover with gilt-stamped title and coloured vignette of three ink balls within a black floral frame. 4to (280 x 210 mm). Spine ends rubbed and lower spine end frayed; edges worn. Birren Collection 213, St. Bride Cat. p.284. First and only edition. With Earhart’s signature on the dedication page. Inside fine and fresh. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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