Redevoering op het vierde eeuwfeest van de uitvinding der boekdrukkunst binnen haarlem, aldaar uitgesproken op den 10 julij des jaars 1823.
Haarlem.
Vincent Loosjes, 1823.
First edition.
8vo.
viii, 29pp, [1]. Modern marbled paper boards. Leaves browned and spotted.
The first edition of Dutch antiquary Johannes Henricus van der Palm's (1763- 1840) speech delivered in celebration of the fourth centenary of the printing press; the invention of which here is attributed to Laurens Janszoon Coster of Haarlem.
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref: 30751