KOOPS, Matthias. Historical Account of the Substances which have been used to Describe Events, and to Convey Ideas, from the Earliest Date, to the Invention of Paper, London, by T. Burton, 1800, tall 8°, FIRST EDITION, "printed on the first useful paper manufactured solely from straw", woodcut tailpiece, original boards (rubbed), boxed. [Bigmore & Wyman I, p.399: "a very interesting work"]

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KOOPS, Matthias. Historical Account of the Substances which have been used to Describe Events, and to Convey Ideas, from the Earliest Date, to the Invention of Paper, London, by T. Burton, 1800, tall 8°, FIRST EDITION, "printed on the first useful paper manufactured solely from straw", woodcut tailpiece, original boards (rubbed), boxed. [Bigmore & Wyman I, p.399: "a very interesting work"]

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