Author: THOMAS, ALAN G. (1911-1992).
Title: Fine Books. Pleasures and Treasures.
Description: . London 1967. 120 pp. 24 colourplates & 119 illus. 4to. Orbds. Dustjacket.*This engaging and informative volume deals with four particular aspects of the broad subject of the production of fine books. The opening chapter is devoted to early manuscripts. The author then moves on to the wealth of early books. From here he discusses in detail one particular type of beautiful book production - English books with coloured plates from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. His final section describes a more recent phase, the era of the private presses..
Keywords: Presses, Design, Catalogues Onbuchwesen Bibliography Bibliographie
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Title: Fine Books. Pleasures and Treasures.
Description: . London 1967. 120 pp. 24 colourplates & 119 illus. 4to. Orbds. Dustjacket.*This engaging and informative volume deals with four particular aspects of the broad subject of the production of fine books. The opening chapter is devoted to early manuscripts. The author then moves on to the wealth of early books. From here he discusses in detail one particular type of beautiful book production - English books with coloured plates from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. His final section describes a more recent phase, the era of the private presses..
Keywords: Presses, Design, Catalogues Onbuchwesen Bibliography Bibliographie
Price: EUR 39.00 = appr. US$ 42.39 Seller: Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books
- Book number: 70668
- Book number: 70668
See more books from our catalog: Typography, Type Specimens, Printing History, Fine Printing, Private