Art of the Printed Book, 1455-1955: Masterpieces of Typography Through Five Centuries from the Collections of the Pierpont Morgan Library by Blumenthal, Joseph (essay); Pierpont Morgan Library - 1973

Pierpont Morgan Library, 1973. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Pierpont Morgan Library. Very Good. 1973. Softcover. 0875980414 . Produced in conjunction with the exhibit of 11 September to 2 December 1973. .

Pierpont Morgan Library. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

NY: Pierpont Morgan Library. Good. 1973. Paperbound. 0875980414 . 192 pages, profuse b/w illus., inscribed by Dr. Blumenthal on the half-title page, inside covers have some brown spotting from damp, interior clean.; 4to; Signed by Author(s) .

New York, New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1973. Softcover. VG- (Light wear to extremities). Beige illus. wraps; 192 pp.; Numerous bw figures; 125 bw plates. Accompanied a 1973 exhibition at the Pierpont Morgan Library; Includes an essay by Joseph Blumenthal; Sections cover the spread of printing throughout Europe, censorship, private presses, printing in the United States, and more.

Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, first edition, 1973. Printed wrappers, folio, 31 cm,. xiv, 192, [1] pp, 125 plates. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Pierpont Morgan Library, Sept. 11-Dec. 2, 1973 With an essay by Joseph Blumenthal. From the blurb: "This handsome, fully illustrated, meticulously produced volume fìlls a long-standing gap in the history of books concerned with distinguished typography and bookmaking. Neither a printing manual nor a technical treatise, it was written by an accomplished designer and printer and presents concisely and consecutively the history and romance of the greatly printed books. It includes descriptions of the lives of the great printers, Gutenberg, de Tournes, Baskerville, Aldus, etc., and presents the historical backgrounds under which their noble folios were made. Laymen and amateurs of the book will read it with pleasure; professionals invoived in bookmaking, including designers, printers, publishers, librarians, and booksellers, will find… Read More

Pierpont Morgan Library. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. (printing, book design, exhibition catalogs)

Pierpont Morgan Library. Used - Good. Good condition. (Book Design, Typography, Printing)

New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1973. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Folio. xiv, 192 pp., illus. 1 fold-out. Errata sheet for plate 86 loosely inserted. Some slight edgewear, else a fine copy.