Tactile Printing : First Books and Early Presses
Object ID:
1991.33
Title:
Gospel According to St. Mark [line letter]
Language:
English
Summary:
The first raised letter book embossed in the United States, by Jacob Snider at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind in Philadelphia. Embossed single sided and glued up back to back; signatures oversewn 1/4" from edges; spine lined with linen strip and brown paper; cardboard covers wrapped with marbled paper with leather corners and spine.
Publication Date:
1833
Publication Place:
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher:
Jacob Snider [printer]
Printer:
Jacob Snider
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Gospel of St. Mark, by Jacob SniderGospel of St. Mark, by Jacob Snider