Letter : New York, N.Y., to Gill Engraving Co., New York, 1898 Oct. 6.

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Letter : New York, N.Y., to Gill Engraving Co., New York, 1898 Oct. 6.

Note, dated Oct. 6, 1898 in New York City, from De Vinne to the Gill Engraving Co., requesting an engraved facsimile of a title, "Philomathi Musae," from Max Rooses' Titels en portretten gesneden naar P.P. Rubens voor de Plantijnsche drukkerij. Antwerpen : Plantijnsche drukkerij, 1877.

1 item ([2] leaves) ; 16 x 20 cm. folded to 16 x 10 cm.

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Gill Engraving Co.

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Rooses, Max, 1839-1914

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De Vinne, Theodore Low, 1828-1914

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Theodore Low De Vinne (1828-1914) was apprenticed to the printer's trade in Newburgh, N.Y. but came to New York City in 1848, where he eventually became a partner in the shop of Francis Hart. On the death of the latter in 1877, De Vinne became possessed of the business eventually known as the De Vinne Press. He was recognized as a master printer and developed a comprehensive knowledge of the history of typography, which he distilled in several publications. He was a founder (1884) and president ...