1935 The Estonian Book: 400 Years

Kaunismaa, H. Mugasto. Eesti raamat 400 aastat [The Estonian Book: 400 Years]. [Estonia], 1935. 8vo. 131 pp. Original illustrated boards, printed in black and red.

A commemorative survey of four centuries of Estonian book culture, published in 1935 to mark the 400th anniversary of the earliest known printed book in Estonian, conventionally dated to 1535. The volume traces the development of Estonian printing and publishing from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth century.

The contents encompass the Wanradt-Koell catechism, seventeenth- and eighteenth-century printing, the growth of nineteenth-century Estonian literature and periodical publishing, school and educational books, national literature, scholarly publications, fine and unusual books, writings on books, and a concluding section on Estonian printing and censorship.