The interest thus early shown in block-books sprang from an entirely reasonable, but probably incorrect, view of the part which they had played in the development of printing with movable type.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
So far from block-printing being unable to co-exist with printing from movable type, it was not till nearly a century after printing had been invented that block-books finally ceased to be produced.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
On a raised platform, in the room to which the steps of poor Helen were always leading, stood a metallic burial case, with a movable lid showing the face under glass.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe