Early German-American imprints:

The printing of books in the German language started in the British colonies of America in 1728. With the continued increase of German-speaking immigrants, imported books were insufficient to satisfy their needs. By the middle of the eighteenth century the printing of German books in Pennsylvania wa...

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Main Author: Wilsdorf, Heinz G. F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:German
Published: New York [u.a.] Lang 1999
Series:New German-American studies 17
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Summary:The printing of books in the German language started in the British colonies of America in 1728. With the continued increase of German-speaking immigrants, imported books were insufficient to satisfy their needs. By the middle of the eighteenth century the printing of German books in Pennsylvania was firmly established. During the first hundred years of German-American printing more than 3,100 titles were published
Early German-American Imprints reviews important early books their printers and their readers
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. 225 - 228
Physical Description:XVI, 259 S. Ill.
ISBN:0820440051
0820449121

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