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Seville, at the house of Sebastian Truxillo book-printer.
Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings Francis Augustus MacNutt
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Hence the most skillful book-printer is distrustful of himself, unless supported by experienced craftsmen, and more especially by time-tried proof-readers.
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
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Mr. Davies, in his _Memoirs of the York Press_, claims that Frederick Freez, a book-printer, was at work there in 1497; but Mr. Allnutt has clearly shown that there is no evidence in support of this, no specimen of his printing being in existence.
A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Henry R. Plomer 1901
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Dunton find his ideal New England wife; in a book-printer did he find his most agreeable companion.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England Alice Morse Earle 1881
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While the inventor was taking steps to push the sale of his book-printing machines among the London printers, Bensley, who was himself a book-printer, was hindering him in every way in his negotiations.
Men of Invention and Industry Samuel Smiles 1858
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In a guest editorial in Publishers Weekly, I wrote, It’s hard to say for sure what is behind amazon. com’s acquisition of BookSurge, the on-demand book-printer.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Google Notebook, Amazon’s Move and Taxes 2008
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