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An inquiry concerning the invention of printing : in which the systems of Meerman, Heinecken, Santander, and Koning are reviewed : including also notices of the early use of wood-engraving in Europe, the block-books, etc. (1863)

Ottley, William Young, 1771-1836, Berjeau, Jean Philibert, 1809-1891 · London : J. Lilly · leaf 478

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