Verhandeling over den Oorsprong, de Uitvinding, Verbetering en Volmaking der Boekdrukkunst

Jacobus Koning (...) door de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem, in Mei 1816, met den Gouden Eerprijs bekroond. Haarlem. A. Loosjes, Pz. 1816.

Half vellum with marbled boards, title on spine in red and gilt stamping, VIII,(1),475,XVI,(4) pp., complete with 7 folding plates in mixed media and a folding table with 2 different printing examples. A classic contribution to the futile attempt to present L.J. Coster as the first European printer. Lovely copy.